if i could still be
the sun is rising and we're in your car. i can vaguely smell your cologne from the night passed. passenger's seat is leaned back as far as it can go & i finally open my eyes. the sun disturbs my vision momentarily & everything is blurred.
i look to my left, hopes rising that i'll see your shining face, but no one is there. i push up the bottom of my pale pink dress & sit up in the seat. feet are blistered & covered with small twigs from the harsh ground.
i look up at the rear-view mirror & see the stains from my eyeliner across my cheeks. i cover my face quickly with the bottom of my dress to try to hide.
tap tap.
my head perks up. i look to my right. what i should be seeing is the sun rising, blue birds soaring through the sky, light dew on the grass & rain from last night on the trees & shrubs.
but when i look out the window
all i see is you.
i look to my left, hopes rising that i'll see your shining face, but no one is there. i push up the bottom of my pale pink dress & sit up in the seat. feet are blistered & covered with small twigs from the harsh ground.
i look up at the rear-view mirror & see the stains from my eyeliner across my cheeks. i cover my face quickly with the bottom of my dress to try to hide.
tap tap.
my head perks up. i look to my right. what i should be seeing is the sun rising, blue birds soaring through the sky, light dew on the grass & rain from last night on the trees & shrubs.
but when i look out the window
all i see is you.