winter blues. kth

s e v e n t e e n.

"the beach raved
soft, lilac waves
past its shore.

taehyung's eyes gleamed
searching.

he could see Ah Sung,
beautiful as ever.

she stood by the
water, feet bathed.

She sang of carnations,
ballets to the sea,

she smiled at him.

he reached for her
silk hands,

but when he was
close enough,

Ah Sung faded,
sprouting
crystalline violets
into the sky.

taehyung was so
close to her,
but she left.

he blinked forlorn
tears away,
and the sky blushed
into darker beauty,

he was now in the
meadows.

in his school uniform.

he saw Minah,
she smiled.

She offered him her
midnight hands,

and he took it.

they walked hand
in hand,

across the field of
nostalgia,

his other hand,
feeling past the
drooping daisies.

taehyung didn't know
where Minah was taking
him.

but she placed her
palms on his eyes,

and when they were
gone,

Minah was no longer
there.

he stilled in the meadows,
lost.

but taehyung smelled
the warmth
of nectarine wildflowers,

jasmine, frangipane, azaleas.

he saw Haeri.

she looked like the
daughter of the moon.

dazzling, pristine.
he was enchanted.

he was sorrowful.

he stepped closer,
breathing in
her sweet smell,

hearing her beating
heart, slower
than his own.

he meant to hold her
close, whisper
words of affection,
care, in her ears.

she had been through
many things,

and taehyung wanted to
be her saviour,

he wanted a
second chance.

but haeri smiled,
shaking her head,
suspending moon dust.

she didn't need him
to hold her
anymore.

she had her lover
for that.

taehyung felt tears
prickle in his
eyes again.

he mourned,
sobbed.

Haeri was gone,
with his heart.

too far.

he could never reach
her again.

there was no second
chance."

taehyung didn't wake
up from his dream,

tears cascading,
which dried away
into his pillow.

even if he
wouldn't remember
his dream
or the tears he
shed.

he stopped denying,
what had been haunting
him.

it was a grief,
that he was in love with
Haeri.