Life II

 Life II

In another life where the 

trees stood forever and the flowers

bloomed during nighttime, 

I kept quiet.

I kept quiet and drank your poison

while it hummed for me to sleep. I

was hopeless in that life

and the clouds were serenity.

No one knew you hugged me

and kissed my shoulder after we fought

because, in that life, I was reticent.

Our laughter broke the dawn 

because you enjoyed that life more than

lying to everyone daily.

The sea is sugar and not

one devil eyed us like the prey of predators

awaiting a hairpin drop.

In another life where stars were

quatrefoils, boys heal hearts instead

of breaking them. 

Mothers favor their daughters more

than their sons and Fathers

have time for their family. Death

tries to avoid me and not the other way

around, because in that life

I wanted to live forever as long as

you had my back/arms/trust/support.

I wanted to wake up more than 

I wanted to sleep.

Ants don't bite, and pupae take their time.

Fire makes you cold so in this life

you ask the person you call home

for their warmth.

But in this life,

You said everything but stay;

So I let go of that life

And lived alone.