The clouds stalk the meadow leisurely
The skies changing into a deep, violent gray...

Tender is the bud of the flower growing from the...
When the world felt too threatening, I sealed it...

Buried deep in the cosmos,
Embedded in the Phoenix constellation...

I hope, only just for now,
This is the way it was intended to be...

I wanted to be selfish.
To fall to my knees, entangle our fingers...

There is nothing for me to forgive;
I hold no resentment, no anger, no disdain...

I see you behind your silken words,
Feel your heartbeat within their rhythm...

I hurt him in ways I never meant to,
Cascaded tears down his innocent face...

The thought of you in daylight feels fictional.
I have no doubt your pale skin...

The horizon ahead is painted with gold.
Waves of fuchsia and lilac meet...