i saw tears flow down my face that i hadn’t seen since the early summer.
you held my hand and wiped my tears
and i can’t explain how ugly i felt in that second.
i squeezed my eyes shut so i didn’t have to see your face.
remains of the fabrication of beauty running down my cheeks.
black stains forming under my eyes and my lips curling up in hopes of stopping.
you just watched me, and held me and told me it was okay.
i gripped your hand tightly and pulled you close.
salty sad kisses flowing out of me like butterflies flying through the sky.
i drifted away.
my eyes fell and met yours. i shifted away until i fit my body up against yours.
my back to you, so my face was hidden as you spoke to me.
you’re calm and sleepy and sent me into a whirlwind..
i could fall asleep to your voice, i know.
my body froze and tightened.
your whispered words sent flurries through my head.
i was a covered in thick layers of frost and you’re body heat was unthawing me.
with each word, i felt my ice melt more.
i’m yours.