It was spring break
The sun was bright
And the roads were congested
People raced towards paradise
A long car ride
Spent listening to music and talking to you
I asked you questions to know you better
I listened to your answers to understand who you were

I stayed up into the small hours of the night
and wrote until I had no more words to write or speak
The winds chilled my bones but my hands were warmed by the words I was writing
I watched the stars and the waves
I saw the moon brighter than she's ever been
And it was a reflection of myself
I was sinking in the depths and couldn't swim
But you came along just in time
I showed you my poems and things I wrote when I was alone
You showed me your stories
and the idea that you could be the one was planted in my head
You praised my being and my words
And I did the same in return
I was introduced to you in paradise
You were a haven yourself
When I came back home to the real world
You were my paradise

Over the course of 21 weeks
I have known you better than anyone else
And now I don't know you at all


                 m.h.