Sestina #2

As we watch the sky fall
You looked at the stars
I looked only at your eyes
I saw your tears
I noticed
But you still left

I don’t remember the day you left
The moment you started to fall
By the time I noticed,
You no longer looked at the stars
You were all out of tears
The light faded from your eyes

I miss your beautiful eyes
Now there is no joy left
I think it leaked through your tears
The same ones I watched fall
That last night with the stars
I promise I noticed

When I first noticed
Your brilliant blue eyes
They shined like stars
Displaying everything you had left
When did those stars fall?
Why didn’t I catch your tears?

DId you feel your tears?
I don’t think you noticed
You never felt yourself fall
You couldn't tell that you left
You only ever saw the stars

Can we watch the stars?
Can we erase your tears?
I want to pretend you never left
To pretend I never noticed
Can I look into your eyes,
As we fall?

But, the stars already left your eyes
Your tears will still fall
And I noticed when you left

Comments

Melomania

Beautiful.

Eden_elizibeth_

Thank you!

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