do you remember me?

the boy who kissed you with his back against the tree.

i stayed awake to watch your smile sing to me,

i never shut my eyes…you were my only dream.

now i’m missing everything.

you were my marilyn and i was your james dean.

wanted  to act out all the classic movie scenes,

but we were more in love than they could ever be.

do you remember life?

i’d tuck you in at least a half million times.

i miss the days i felt your body next to mine.

i pulled you closer just to hear them harmonize.

i won’t be afraid of the dark,

i picked up the pieces when he broke apart your heart.

holding you tightly as you cried inside my arms,

i spent the night in tears just knowing you were harmed.

i haven’t seen you since,

writing you letters that i never seem to send.

re-living inside jokes and asking how you’ve been.

sincerely,  mr. “i’ve been missing you to death.”

i’m still your biggest fan.

i know your heartbeat like the back of praying hands.

i caught you long before you offered me the chance,

but why you ran away, i’ll never understand.

-alexander michael