• one more cup of coffee •

• ignite •

these words are the
rugged truth :
i did not realize what was happening at the time.
you were so, so bright.
do you even know that about yourself? god, you're a real star, not the failed kind that i was.
you knew how to live,
i knew closed doors,
fences, and fears ;
so bit by bit
i began to live through you,
tried to see the sun
through your eyes
and taste
the air through your lips.
i know now, how and why,
how dangerous it was,
how destructive.
i am not a failed star anymore ;
having and losing you
was the spark i needed
to once and for all
ignite.
can i just say?
i am glad simply to
share the sky with you.