13/03/2019
It was raining today.You ran across the street,hood half-on, clothes soaked,laughing like the storm couldn't touch you.You looked like a dream I'd bleed to stay inside.
Each drop that hit your skin,I imagined it was my hand.Not gentle—no.Curious.Peeling back the layers,one by one,just to see what color your insides shine.
You stepped in a puddle,mud splashing up your legs,and I almost smiled.Almost.Because even drenched in filth,you were beautiful—too beautiful for this world,too fragile to survive it.
I stood across the street,hidden beneath my own storm.And all I could think was:how do I preserve this moment?How do I trap you in this softness,before the world sharpens you into someone I don't recognize?
Maybe if I cut out the noise,cut out the sky,cut out everythingexcept the sound of your wet footstepsand the thought of your breath on glass—maybe then I could keep you.Safe.Still.Mine.