starry skies

a sip of moonshine will take you to paradise.

or that’s what she told me.

it tasted like honey down my throat.

i’m trying to forget you, you see.

in my drunken state

i see

phosphenes

the stars in my eyes

burning like headlights in deers eyes

the numbing sounds hurt my ears but i persist

outside is less quiet

the reflection in the pool

might as well be one of a lake

so deep, so shining

i can barely smell the sulfur

as i peer into it

i no longer saw my face, an illusion from the drink

it was not mine

but only yours

and i stared into it

knees hitting the concrete,

cold roughness

i started to shed red droplets

into the blue water

your appearance

so majestic

pure

elegant

if i must say so myself

i tried to kiss you

with my drunken lips

but the only thing i felt

was the cold water

snapping me to reality.

i am lovesick.

love me back.