i promise that i've only ever written about how much
i loved you

my best friend carries
galaxies in her eyes

she holds the weight of worlds
on her shoulders
and pushes the planets
into orbit with the tip
of her finger

she's the moon

im a star
all over the place
pretty from far away
dangerous when near

but she is the moon
my moon
beautiful from far far away
and just as beautiful up close
she will hold your weight
she moves the tides with
a nod of her head

even when it's dark and
lonely and
frightening
she is there

she is light

there are butterflies
in your hair and
they flutter down to your toes
and rest on your hip bones
i feel them in your eyes
as you look at me
i feel them in my stomach
so much that i taste them
when i talk and sing and
i believe that they fly
only for us

i don't think i've been
loud enough
i don't think my voice
has really been heard

the last thing that i want
is to leave this world
the way it was when i
came into it

tomorrow i will dig
my heal into this earth
and unleash the demons
that have been buried there

and when i leave this place
it will be loud
everyone will hear
and everyone will know

you were a pickpocket lover
who searched under my *******
and through my hair
to find my demons to ****

little did you know
i expected a man like you
and hid them away because
someday,
someone,
will love them.