and just like that

The first time I laid in your arms,

You said you wanted to look at me,

And I didn’t know how to say,

I was so used to being turned away.

We memorized each other’s numbers,

Too afraid to assign a name,

Jinx it,

Or worse,

Break.

Until one morning you admitted,

I saved your number today,

And I laughed,

Because I had kept yours too.

And just like that,

We’re drinking bottles of wine,

The last one left behind.

You’re keeping me up until 4am,

With your head on my shoulder,

And my leg around your waist.

We’re wearing matching bracelets,

“On some new shit,”

And you’re singing a song I’ve only ever heard before in your voice.

Time moves differently,

These hours can’t be the same ones I’ll feel in the morning.

Your body keeps fitting into mine,

And I keep waiting for you to unravel yourself from me,

But you just keep doubling down.

How did I get here,

You say,

I say,

You say it again,

We spend six days trading the phrase.

Together, we watch three nights of sleep disappear,

My dream tracker reads a series of,

“well..”,

LOL,

And <3

Next to each days’ hour of rest.

When the alarm I set for you goes off,

I pack your things.

You leave me with your hotel key,

Your sweatpants,

A bite sized bruise on my lip.

You brought over my note so I could finish it,

I wrote about champagne and sunshine.

You looked up from my cursive and said,

Please don’t fall in love with anyone else.

You tell me you might want me to stay around for more than a reason,

Or a season:

A lifetime.

I smile,

Blink away the familiar feeling,

That I am nothing more than a moment in time.