On a clear night of perfect navy drenched skies,
I escaped my familiar melancholy cries.
No need to hold back my most inner being,
For nothing but wonder was all he was seeing.
My cheeks hurt from laughing, and smiling so wide,
Our feelings for each other, we just couldn't hide.
The pastels were smeared across the vast azure,
Something magical was happening, of this I am sure.
Colors melted into navy, and the stars came out to play,
I knew in my heart, I'd never forget this day.
An evening stroll past quaint shops and little stands,
Was nothing to the feeling of our interlocking hands.
Electricity sparked, and popped and cracked,
All my life, he was what I had lacked.
The night dwindled down, and the hour grew late,
A kiss goodnight, to end this perfect date.
On a bright evening with the sunset so spectacular,
A tragedy occurred that simply broke my vernacular.
The ghosts he'd been running from, had caught up to him that day,
He simply couldn't do this right now, or this way.
The tattered heart that I bear in my chest was sent reeling in confusion,
Riots, and rivers raged through my soul; was this a twisted delusion?
Salt infused waterfalls burst from my eyes,
Will this life be anything more than broken promises and lies?
And on that day he stole my sight,
the one chasing ghosts within the night.