as we sang under the moonless sky,
we danced and danced and danced with
the symphonies surrounding us
my eyes I closed them only to feel
what I've believed in fairy tales
what I've seen in movies
what I've read in stories
about those lovers who've found
each other serendipitously.

our hands eternally entwined
and when I opened my eyes
all I saw was yours-
a myriad of rubies in those irises
burning with love, oozing with passion
and then you gave me that kiss
oh, I was in pure bliss!

an astonishing,
electrifying,
breathtaking kiss.

everything was spinning around us
exploding in the sky were the remnants
of our old fragile hearts
and then you spoke to me like the first time,
"we're no longer broken on the inside"

quiet we stood there,
for the very last time
you held my frail hand
so sweetly you kissed me
as I held your neck
I held on for a moment
I thought to myself,
like poison, our history
could eventually kill me.

-c.v.