Feeling wilted like a preened flower
Left upon a waterless grave,
Can’t grow if the roots won’t hold
And I want to drink you in
But I don’t know if I would choke
If I lap your lips for some nectar.

Even in the daylight,
I can see you when I close my heavy eyes
If I pretend the sun’s warmth feels like your arms
Wrapping around me like a shield,
Warding off the cold umbrage that crawls for my feet
I won’t be dragged under
When you’re out there, waiting.

Drowning in a sea of thoughts
Trying to find the life raft,
I wish to stay afloat in the now,
But I forgot how.

Waning light
How it holds a special place
Glow over these everglades
Fireflies flicker in flight
Strobing stars twinkling from afar
We were always chasing.