Us

Smooth hands running along legs that should be running out your door,

but this is what we keep making mistakes for.

Don't fall asleep until I wake you up,

be quiet until we hold ourselves together.

This is perfect but it's the worst move we've made.

Missing you creates a nightmare that only we've shared.

Overpass

Direction straight, sweeping left,

Aim at crossing, misconception.

Overhearing waves’ murmurs to each other.

Nervous, height over ominous water.

Head swirling, smoke spinning, fire lit, breathe in,

Breathe out, don’t slip, focus everything at the bridge.

Stepped onto solid surface while protected,

Accompanied by imbalance that never existed.

‘Thud!’ and our feet hit the greener grass

As we both wander effortlessly back

To our hideous, daily, distant prison

That tries to teach us all of life’s lessons.