Oh what a privilege,
to have known you.
I will carry a piece of you,
in my heart forever.

Genuine like a child
Candid like an open book
Exotic like The Wild
Reassuring like a second look

We spent the night
Interrupting our kisses with laughter
And looking into each other's eyes
Too afraid to tell the other
What we desperately wanted to hear

Same bed, same ward,
Same praying for a life
to survive the night
Same scenery, same heart
Same me try to hold back a cry
Same clothes, same smile
Same me saying I am fine
Same jokes, same eyes
Same hoping this isn't the last time...

"I love you"
You say
As you lift up my chin
But you're eyes shine with metaphors
And your hand feels like sin

i took only a piece of your heart
and made a mess of things

and all that followed
was a wreckage

i had meant for us to heal
and instead,
i carved deeper wounds

please forgive me
for my transgressions.

i did not know how to love you,
i was even worse at losing you