Standing on opposite hemispheres The view was ever so different. He said, “Let me show you the sun” But all she could hear was his voice And its whispered golden promises In her silver moonlit ear.
Patience turning time In planetary pirouettes Blinded, blinded… But finally, to see! Infinite white sands And where was he? She tried her best To grow the wings he wanted And where was he…
A massive pair of wings they were Impressive, as the dragons fly Made of shining leaf and dreams Collected from a glowing sky Constructing tomorrows from memories, She found herself.
Then suddenly, A golden voice out of silence, Muffled and confessing from closeby, Head held in hands, Hands scratched from digging inside “I’m sorry That I have not been perfect to you.”
She lifted his head And kissed his scars. “I never asked you to be.”