
Our city is burning up in flames with ashes bringing it closer to heaven.
The place we reinvented from scratch chases me in dreams. Was it the haven?
I yelled at you for being rude and you dragged my ego through carpets –
You held my hand, we stole pamphlets and I painted the room scarlet.
Letting it go means cutting my chest open and pulling out the remains
Of what was once home to our passionate laugher, to hurricanes.
I can’t keep myself from asking – why does this feel like the end?
The truth will chase you down one day, no matter how much you bend.
Don’t worry, the ocean in me is swaying peacefully, I will take it easy.
Once you leave, I’ll pretend that the imprints you left on my lids weren’t greasy.
-JW