in the few moments
before dreamland crashed into reality
the skies glittered like cities of light
there was the sight of your bright eyes
admiring in the soft candlelight
the silhouette of your finger
tracing the constellations as
you shared a story of dusk and dawn
leading to the promises of a forever
which rolled from your tongue and became
the only words that ever mattered as much as the
"of course, i care," which you melded into lullabies
that repelled the terrors of loneliness
of wars in the heavens and monsters in the dark
your smile radiated light and
in the way your warmth surrounded me
you became young apollo
and i, your uncursed, loving daphne
May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021 at 10:20 PM UTC
in the few moments
before dreamland crashed into reality
the skies glittered like cities of light
there was the sight of your bright eyes
admiring in the soft candlelight
the silhouette of your finger
tracing the constellations as
you shared a story of dusk and dawn
leading to the promises of a forever
which rolled from your tongue and became
the only words that ever mattered as much as the
"of course, i care," which you melded into lullabies
that repelled the terrors of loneliness
of wars in the heavens and monsters in the dark
your smile radiated light and
in the way your warmth surrounded me
you became young apollo
and i, your uncursed, loving daphne
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