Drudged for the gold but drawn silver
Yearned for warmth, greeted by shiver
Braved the tempest for your embrace
Awoke with heart that ran a race

Oh, Star! My Star, empyreal
Your luster is ethereal
I reached, resolved and full of hope
Lo! I gaped through a telescope!

Within arm's span but could not grasp
Stung achingly like spider wasp
A shunned love, a bursted bubble
Such pain is unfathomable

Bewildered thoughts, our hearts won't weld
Let go of things I never held
Tender soul, albeit bereft
Set free someone I never kept

And though the sun shined ever bright
All I can do for now is write
And bid the long tale to a ghost
Of a love most true, but almost

Your chameleon touch has made even the most familiar things remind me of you first
childhood days blanketed by you

The train tracks no longer mean days racing bikes but rather
A delayed arrival and you turning around just to wait with me and
Almost missing my train just to lay with you for another minute

I am not sure that this is how it ought to be
You taking jurisdiction over my memories because you're fickle and elusive and damaged and wonderful

train approaching
please stand behind the yellow line

I'm waiting; I hope you make it on time or
At least turn around again

You were watching me pass by
With a longing gaze kept at bay
One which captured my eye
Which to begin seemed to be innocent
You were falling for me

You were talking about a forest
which you had to take me to see
So lively and fierce with
Such beauty and simplicity
You were holding my hand

You were lying in my bed again
keeping me as close to you
As you physically could
And I let my doubts go
You were overwhelmed as I kissed you

You were holding me so tight
As the tension was building
And our hands were gliding
As our clothes met the floor
You were waiting for this

I was a different 'me' one day
And that girl speaking to you
was not the one from before
And you couldn't fix it
I was gone for too long

You are so far away
As I have broken you down
Like I told you I would
And I've ruined this for good
You are so far above me