and the way I held onto you, as if my soul would ache if the universe pulls us away; made me understand that I have missed you for a thousand lifetimes.
you said you loved me, a single lilac among others. prettier, you said. sweeter, softer. you loved my delicacy, sense of solitude, my endearing growth. however, sprouts whither, and I find myself asking why must you always turn back to smell the roses.
So, please, take my soul by the throat, and crack my ribs with a fist full of longing. Bend my body over the promise of forever and take me down with a narrative that is ours
We once orbited the same light, mirrored as a faded sun within our own withered hearts, and fighting wretched gravity for the sake of each other's love. We now exist on parallel planets, waving politely in solar flares and burning black holes through the long, dark nights.