Towers
I’ve watched the skyline
for weeks now
Hoping to see your face
in the lights
just like I did when
your car pulled in or
when the sun
rose over us
Memories pull me down,
directing me
to the busy street
just like gravity,
Reminding me of our
recklessness and
our inability to grasp
the concept of danger.
sitting near me,
I replay that moment,
over and over,
when Our veins gushed nerves,
pure adrenaline,
causing Spitting wordsfrom both of us
that left me with this numbness,you with a God complex.
I don’t know how long
we would’ve lasted, butthese tiny artifacts
that find their way to me,
Bring towering nostalgia
Lungs
Screams resonate from my bones,
Cuts paper thin,
Elephantine thoughts
put into my head,
Slip clumsily into my ear
each night,
I am too unfixable.
Headlights from your car
blur my vision morethan the tears,
More than the waste
that glorifies your soul,
Burnt candles,
smoke filling the room,
The shallow breathes hurt worse
than your words,
I wait –
From the smooth wrist slamming the car shut,
to your steps,
up the sidewalk,
pacing closer to trembling my earth
These welcoming lungs,
full of fumes
turn to opening doors
for help,
as they shine the brightest lights
we never could have created,
and inhale life.
