the book of whimsy ✓

champagne boy

probably my favorite poem ever... let me know what you think in the comments!

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you were a

champagne boy

bubbles and sweetness

where others were

roses and smirks

the sharp fizz

of your lips on my lips

the feeling of

my blood turned

carbonated

in my veins

just from your

touch

the spark of golden

in your eyes

the laugh

always spilling

from your pink lips

you were a

champagne boy

with first-world

problems

like the nick

on the door of your

bmw

that showed up

after you took me

to the movies

"netflix and chill

from now on"

you said firmly

i nodded

anything to be

near you

i got drunk

on your musings

the way others

get drunk

on wine and whiskey

i didn't need

wine

i didn't need

whiskey

i had elation

in my heart

and bubbles on my

tongue

from

holding your

hand

you were a

champagne boy

who liked

vintage things

because they

tasted finer

just like

you and i

all the

photographs

we took

couldn't possibly

capture

the glow

of your smile

the sparkle

of your laugh

the simple

effervescence

of your soul

i stored you in

fine wooden chests

the way your

father

stored the

champagne

he said he'd give out

when he became

my father

too

the day never

came

but what did

the world

expect?

you were a

champagne boy

but your fizz

dissipated

bubbles floating

to the surface

one by one

pop

pop

pop

your shine

was somewhat

dulled

by the absence

of your

sparkle

and your

soul

was no longer

so

effervescent

you were a

champagne boy

a fine vintage

but the kind

better stored

than drunk

we left you out

for a little too

long

with the

cork out

and the

cap off

you went bad

flat

poured out

i didn't want to

drink

anymore

sometimes

though

when my

throat is dry

and my

heart is weary

i find myself wishing

for just one last

sip

of my

champagne boy