starlight wrinkles time
against a charcoal sky
yellow moon beams
like fingertips
against the subtlest shadows
inspiring such strange
and deeply conflicted emotions
that bleed themselves
across a dreamer's
journel.
stories that dare compel
infatuation and indifference
cheeks fully flushed
set aflame by the embers
of embarrassing notes
even though only secretly shared within frayed pages
eyes darting to and fro
as if trying to chase away memories
before they fall
wrapped in the tears
of moments that will form
tomorrow's poem.