This poem was inspired by a special moment for a special friend.
It must have been towards the end of summer, and we were on different continents. He texts me that he is gazing out his window and onto the bustling street late into the evening. He is looking into the void of the sky while listening to music. His wandering mind then fixates on a window of the hotel across the street- he notices lights, dance, and love.
I have done my best to capture his raw emotions and expression into this poem. Enjoy <3
Let me tell you about that fleeting moment
drowsy and switched on by that little flutter in your heart,
the shine glides across the space
till it has molded the world
far enough to be another world, yet just close enough to be real.
the warmth is out of reach now
but we’ll get there someday, soon, but
the metres between turn my sight blue.
his hands twirling her and her hands guiding him,
their movements spell out words and raw beauty.
so while the world falls deaf to my ears and
their shadows dance with them-
I hear echoes of laughter, clinking glass and…love.
I feel it all at once, yet the words escape my mind before I can
make a sound to spit them out, I don’t understand
It’s a wish to see that happiness reflect in my life,
a wish to not fear the future.
So I, a boy with the world at my fingertips and
describe that fleeting moment
in an attempt to understand it.
vaporwave
2087
theartofmadeline