Orion and the Lost Boys

Orion,

I kind of miss your sandy hair,

and the way your eyes are bluer than mine.

I miss the way you'd watch me fall asleep,

and I'm pretty sure I can hear the absence

of your chuckle every time the night sky is clear.

Orion,

I miss the way you used to tell stories:

your face was the most expressive form of art,

I swear you lit up the entire room,

you were my forever young Peter Pan,

discussing the battles of young warriors

and the chaos of young daughters,

and how their hearts were full of mothering love.

Orion,

I saw you were in town tonight,

I noticed you sitting among the rest of the sky tonight.

Would you mind peeking in my room this evening,

would you mind taking me to fly with the rest

of the lost boys?

Orion,

I miss your tanned arms snaking around mine,

I feel the need to smell the sun on your neck again.

Orion,

Would you visit me, maybe?

Sincerely,

A Very Lovesick Girl

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