She and He

(she)

And as trees pass my vision

The glaring sun covers and uncovers my sight

Into blue patterns,

Frightful and expected.

But the tormenting is painful,

The distraction overbearing.

(he)

And as she walks away

Her feet hitting grey

Her hair flying, soaring,

And glowing with such ambition,

Slows to a halt.

So I lust not in her shapes and edges

But in the way she is one with the light

The way her aura is overbearing,

Encapsulating me entirely

(she)

So I stop moving and let the sun remain,

Doing its dues and

Encapsulating me entirely

I remember the words that were spoken

The pleads and denials and the way the sun hit them

The way it disguised such an ugly thing

I wonder why light can be so deceiving

And maybe if darkness is feared

Because it is honest

And bare

(he)

I remember her presence

Our touching shadows

My envious skin

How deceived I felt then by such a pretty thing

And now I yearn for her closeness

Even in the face of deception

For even that pain is preferable to my current state

Hit by the sun, I am scorched, and dark

And bare

(she)

But I walk just the same

As I did my whole life

Leaving the boy who once knew no hurt

Who held me so softly

Even when my body stung

Leaving the superficial light and the all-knowing darkness

My feet hitting grey

The color of my heart

(he)

But I stand just the same

As I did my whole life

Praying with my all she’ll return

My body longing for her sting

My mouth crying for her sweet sorrow

Her scorching, everlasting glow

The tormenting may be painful

The sun a superficial light

But it’s backdrop is blue

The color of my heart