I think of you
In the days we loved.
When we shimmered with a brilliance
That made the sun blush.
And we didn't care or fear
If we would burn out,
As long as we spun
To glorious ash together.
Take us then and lock us away.
Pluck those short days
From the script
And write us
No more.
Let us be each other's
First songs and swan songs-
And we would be happy.
To never know another soul
The way we know each other,
And we would be content.
The truth of first loves,
Kept safe from the wisdom
And cowardice of age,
That teaches us to be cautious
With our hearts
Reluctant in our affections.
But now…now the world
Would ruin us.
Obsession weakened,
Diluted by the mundane,
The tediousness of days
That tempers us from
What we were
To what we are;
And shows us to be
Dim reflections of ourselves.
So I keep you treasured away
In my recesses,
In the days we loved-
Where time cannot strip away
Nor circumstance impose
Its penalties.
Where you still burn
With reckless abandon,
So as to consume me completely.
But this time
I will turn to ash
Alone.
Oct 15, 2024
Oct 15, 2024 at 11:09 PM UTC
I think of you
In the days we loved.
When we shimmered with a brilliance
That made the sun blush.
And we didn't care or fear
If we would burn out,
As long as we spun
To glorious ash together.
Take us then and lock us away.
Pluck those short days
From the script
And write us
No more.
Let us be each other's
First songs and swan songs-
And we would be happy.
To never know another soul
The way we know each other,
And we would be content.
The truth of first loves,
Kept safe from the wisdom
And cowardice of age,
That teaches us to be cautious
With our hearts
Reluctant in our affections.
But now…now the world
Would ruin us.
Obsession weakened,
Diluted by the mundane,
The tediousness of days
That tempers us from
What we were
To what we are;
And shows us to be
Dim reflections of ourselves.
So I keep you treasured away
In my recesses,
In the days we loved-
Where time cannot strip away
Nor circumstance impose
Its penalties.
Where you still burn
With reckless abandon,
So as to consume me completely.
But this time
I will turn to ash
Alone.
