Lost in you

Any voiceless winter morning,

Any brazing summer afternoon,

Any affectionate draft of spring,

Any lamentation of rain,

Any stifling ray of sunlight;

I’m lost in you.

Every time the sun greets me,

Every meal I relish,

Every sweater I haul into,

Every letter I dive over,

Every musical note that transcends me;

I’m lost in you.

All the sadness pinching like a kiss from the frost,

All the pain erupting like skin torn by a shiv,

All the happiness rising like an inextinguishable fire,

All the confusion obstructing like the bars of a cell;

All, every, and any moment when I’m left in solitude,

I’m lost in you.

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