she is better
she is worse
so
much
worse
they say
"there is not much time"
time
he thinks
it was never on our side
soon
her hourglass
will run out
but his
will keep
pouring sand
drowning
crushing
burying
him alive
"what do you think
happens
when
we
die?"
the words
strangle their way
out of her throat
the question
she is not afraid of
but wishes
she knew
the answer
in this
he is unsure
how to comfort her
his arms
her haven
his voice
her beacon
his eyes
her ocean
his heart
her heaven
she is
at peace
when
she leaves
YOU ARE READING
what is "meant to be"?
Poetry𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 "𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑡" ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 "𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒" a collection of six poems telling the story of a love that may or may not be fate and may or may not have a happy ending. { word count: 581 }
