We were very cute
the way we did those couple-y things

those wonderfully cliche couple-y things

We were very mature
the way we talked about those things

those big important things

We were very close
when we did those other things

those perfectly sweaty things

I was very sad
when you commenced those leaving things

those "but it's midnight" leaving things

I like our things
even the not so perfect things
-"This"-
I don't want our things
to change

So
Please
Stay.

Pheonix grows wings
borne up
upon the scent of coffee bean
trailing heat
born fresh
from rising steam
her beauty
captured
in half open eyes
as morning
calls her
once more arise

Here and now,
basking in the echoes
of your voice,
I feel your hands on me.

Hands I've never seen.

I run my fingers through
your ironed hair
and softly kiss your cheek
as the stains of memory
fade.

Toad legs and tattoos
intertwine; skin to skin,
we become one.

Within you, I shed
my shadows.
Surrounding me,
your fears fall away.

This is my here and now
as the night blooms
and sleep gathers dust.