It Will All Come Crashing Down Eventually

It Will All Come Crashing Down Eventually

It Will All Come Crashing Down Eventually





we both thought the sun was burning down.
you, looking into the sky with a smiling face.
i wanted to take your hand, but i didn't.
your fragile fascination
was just enough (for hesitation).

it reflected in your eyes -- riveted --
like a fiery bird swooping low,
like our destruction, hovering, still
a passing thought to fold into your palm
for another day (a sunday).

my eyelids drifted down. sunspots danced.
the sweltering heat bloomed around me.
your solitude radiated up. languidly,
you spread your arms like wings.
i strew flowers
(for the funeral).