I wanted the world for us.

I wanted to pretend that within a matter of hours there wouldn’t be a number of state lines between us.

You make the night come to life, and the days subside. When the pits of my mind are dark and loud you mute the noise and you light up the sky.

Your words are like candy. They roll sweet off of your tongue and they thicken the air so I can taste them on mine.

Your eyes are a locked window and I am the only one with the key. And I keep it safe inside a locket that hangs from my neck so you know it is mine and mine to keep. And you will let me continue to keep it.

As the night grows old and the light grows weak, I am lying here thinking of you.

You cross my mind in the morning, when I roll over and you are not next to me. And you never have been, but I know if you were it’d be right.

You cross my mind in the afternoon, when I am eating lunch, and I think that it would be better if you sat across the table, engaging me in chit chat between bites.

You cross my mind in the evening, when I seat myself on the sofa. And the seat sinks in and I can still feel your arms around me like they were when we sat there together.

I wanted the world for us.

And in a matter of hours, a number of state lines will be between us.

I still want the world for us.

This is only the beginning.

State lines mean nothing.

You live
Like lights in my mind.
The paths ahead are seen clearly,
When moments ago they were too dark to walk.

I tripped up the stairs to meet you.
You make my heart race,
But in the good way.

Fireflies are here,
And it is too cold for summertime.
I am surprised by the lack of heat.
I am enjoying it.
The heat always made me sick.

You live
Like fireflies
In the comfortable evening.
Sleeping too early and waking too late,
The days go by too fast with you.

And too slowly without.

Things are finally good here.
Won’t you stay?