SOUTHERN ABYSS

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I knew this would change my life;
I knew you would change my life. 
Running away.
Disappearing
into the plush green surroundings of the farm.
I waited for this. 

I waited for you. 

Faded blue jeans,
Plaid button down--
orange and blue. 
Vibrant like the setting sun behind the hillside.
The place where my earth meets your sky;
my soul shakes like the siding on the cabin.
The crisp, cool air—the culmination of winter.
The warmth of your breath down my cheek – my neck.
Your lips are the eternity for which I have dreamed. 

Etched in my memory forever;
I knew this would not last forever
But I wanted it to be forever.

Indifferent apart from the depths of your voice,
your eyes,
your soul.

I know it’s not forever;
it’s now.
But I want it to be forever.

The illumination of the stars kisses the tops of your shoulders.
The strength of your embrace as enchanting
as the sun would rise
with the certainty of goodbye.

(SPRING, 2015)