between

wrapped in night silk

jewel eyes glinting

from beneath heavy brows

prowling the shadows in

between pages, lingering

between lines to someone

else's lovesick dialogue

soaking in the letters

and standing among

dog-eared stories, stalking

the world for more

more

letting myself take it,

digging my fingers into

the words like they're flesh,

like i can rip them from the paper

consume them

just become them

if only i could flatten myself

into a heart-shaped sheet

and tuck myself safely amidst

the flowery writing

, but,

i can't be confined to the parchment

which might be why i

was washed away into

the midnight sky

originally posted 2/25/21