we performed a seance for ourselves
and whispered delicacy till we forgot
all the misery and heartbreak
which helplessly brought us together in the early night

what will then make of us?
as two strangers lost in the absence of everything
apart from the stars above our heads
radiating like our halo of dappled light

i loved never knowing you
it made me blind to anything you could do

wasn’t it your birthday?
when, for only a tender moment
we disappeared
smiling like we had gone missing on the way home - charming

promise me, if we ever meet again
we would soon be dead in absentia

i hope when i die i’ll see you
i hope
i hope…