Mirages and pipe dreams

Reverie
In my dreams you kill me every night
And I’ve never been more happy
To get someone I adore out of my sight
See you reaching down my chest
Pull out my heart and bleed it out
If I wasn’t already floating next to you
I might’ve been tempted to kiss your mouth

Periphery

Did you ever think of me
In your time away
Have your travels made you sinister?
And taught you things
I could never replace?
I’ve stopped by every tavern,
Every empty house
In hopes to find just one glimpse of you
And there you were – at the corner of my street
The moment barely takes shape
Until its gone
And yet I see it clearly, you in my periphery
Blinking twice
Then you light up and recognize
I could not read you if I wanted
God knows that I have tried
But I’d like to think I’ve earned the right
To ask if you think about us sometimes
There you go – out of my line of sight
I stare holes so deep into your shoes
Someone might fall through them
Right to your feet
And that someone
As always
Might be me

Pirates
Now looking back,
I wish I could bottle up that feeling,
Seal it tight,
And hide it away in a treasure chest,
A golden glittery poison in a bottle.
Bury it on the farthest island,
Where even the most feared,
Brave pirates couldn’t find it.
I want to make sure it exists somewhere in the world,
In it’s purity and glory,
In all it’s gentleness,
For evermore.