emc poetry

The days are shorter

it’s colder

and the ice in my chest is spreading

to protect me from

feeling something so deeply for you

it drowns me.

Maybe I already sunk

deep, deep into the ocean

on my way to a life I thought

might feel better,

your current was just so warm

and I was so cold.

I never thought I’d be here

longing for someone again

to just hold me when

I feel like it’s all lost.

And the people who come into my heart

stay there until they push me away

because I’ll care for you

Until my last breath

If it’s all I get to do

as a thank you

for making my eyes

sparkle

for just a moment.

– emc