A Lover’s Game
We played a game
a silly, stupid game
But you begged me
to play along
and how could I neglect you
with sunsets in your eyes
and electricity in your hands
as you held me
You asked me my three fears
and I said
drowning, disappointment, and dying
Your eyes brewed a storm
with melancholy rain
So I asked you
what three things you loved most
You responded with
family, music, and laughter
My heart skipped a beat
You paused
and I swear I grew worried
that I had bored you
But you surprised me by asking
Why are we here?
I said here, together?
You shook your head and repeated why are we here
I looked at you and you stared back
expecting me to have an answer
So I kissed your golden skin
and you waited for me
but I didn’t have the answer then
I only had fragments of
the sky I wanted to show you
but now I can say that
we are here
to love, because without it
we are truly lost
Why else would we have stardust in our bones
if it weren’t to piece together constellations
