tantalizing thoughts traverse through the annals of my mind,
realism inevitably finds its way.
nothing.
you came here with words before me,
a rich voice
confident intonations
eloquence to match
and you left me for something modern.
irrelevance.
i imagine us running away together,
hand in hand we take on the world.
as the days grow longer, pieces of you fade from memory,
your eyes dim
your teeth dull
your arms shorten
your stomach rounds
your smile dissipates
and you cease to exist more and more.
i haven't been here in quite a while,
but i may never return again.
realism inevitably finds its way.
nothing.
you came here with words before me,
a rich voice
confident intonations
eloquence to match
and you left me for something modern.
irrelevance.
i imagine us running away together,
hand in hand we take on the world.
as the days grow longer, pieces of you fade from memory,
your eyes dim
your teeth dull
your arms shorten
your stomach rounds
your smile dissipates
and you cease to exist more and more.
i haven't been here in quite a while,
but i may never return again.