was it july or june when we fell in love

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you once told me
that you didn't need eyes to see,
and years later i began to understand what you said,

because i could picture him when i closed my eyes
as i sat in the backyard, and i could
feel the summer breeze start to build his arms and soft kisses around me;
i could feel his fingers brush the curls in my hair

sending shudders down my body-
soft blades of grass grazing my feet
i was scared to open my eyes,
i was terrified of what i knew i wouldn't find,

would the air stop smelling like his clothes if i took a deep breath
and learned to see again,
in a world with his name only whispered by the wind chimes on the front porch.

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