We can be lovers
Or strangers
Never again can we be at peace together
in each others company.
I miss resting my head on your shoulder
No awareness of the heat between our bodies.
I miss when you and I meant less,
Meaning more.
It seemed so unimportant, what we had
But now I mourn for when I could be with you in a room
And not yearn to move closer.
We were so careless with our calm moments
Never suspecting that everything could change
And suddenly, the charged air between us
Makes it difficult to breathe.
Breathe with me.
Breathe life back into what we have lost.
We'll starve these other thoughts of air
And let them die.