Unfamiliar Love Song
- 1. To Someone I Never Met
-
The stars swam
through a thick milk
tonight. I was
reminded of you
as the spatters of wet
scraped my forehead.
I don't quite
know what to think
when it snows in July
or when the rain
echoes on the rooftops.
Time doesn't seem
to make much sense here,
or at all, really,
because everything
feels so understood.
But here I am again,
with my boots
and my trenchcoat, standing
on your doorstep.
- 2. To You, Whoever You Might Be
-
In my dreams last night,
you were there, which was curious
because you see I don't remember
ever dancing or even holding hands.
I'm just this shy little boy (still)
trapped inside the moment
feeling fear at the love
that tries to burst through.
I was waiting here for someone--
I wish I could remember her name.
- 3. To No One in Particular
-
I know there is a river
that burns like lava through you;
you, so dark and illuminated.
Need I remind you? We are
born into this world alone
but we can leave it together.