I hope you sometimes
play Where I Want To Be
and think of me,
because I never could
say it better,
“you are my song”
and my love,
it burns endlessly
to show you that
I will grow at hyper speed
because with you
I’m a part of something,
finally

But there are greater things
than myself, like how
your presence
is comfort and four-leaf
clovers, a place
of hummingbird healing
and feminine grace
where time stands still,
and in the stillness
ceases my torture,
until I become the one
who wants to
keep you safe

I can’t imagine a life vacant
of these moments
but they’re slowly
turning over
into memories
that don’t seem fair to keep
or hold onto

If what you’re considering
is goodbye
instead of the start
of something new
then all I can say is,
“please don’t forget
to inhale//exhale-
I love you still,
I will do more than try
but we must find patience
within the phases
of the moon
if we want our stars
to stay alight”