do you still remember
that starless night in June
how the wind whispered of yesterday's rain
as we screamed passionate promises into the endless midnight sky
and the streets bled silence as those hours crashed together and time stood still
while we danced by the silver streaked river to our unspoken pledge of forever
and the world stopped turning
just for us

but were we ever anything more than heartbreak?

do you still remember
when we sheltered ourselves in a cocoon
spun with delicate rose coloured threads of sacrifice
because we convinced ourselves that someday we would be beautiful
like sunlight and raindrops dancing together against a cloudless summer sky
but the wind was relentless against our vulnerability
and we could only tremble when our wings failed to save us from the fall