silly

And so I go back in time

Close to a decade ago

When things were much simpler

And I liked you

And you were mine

For the briefest time

And those same silly feelings

A nuisance, really; an inconvenience

I hear them at the door

Knocking and knocking

Telling me to indulge in this frivolous activity

Just one more time

When you hold me in your arms, pull me a little closer

There's a tenderness that takes me by surprise

For a moment, which feels much longer than it is,

We are something else entirely.

We never stood a chance

There's a finality to this

Your arm draped across my belly

The morning sun peeking through the curtains

Something tells me we will never find ourselves like this

Again

But then, we knew that didn't we?

We always knew this wouldn't last

So easily, casually naked around each other

So open with our bodies

But guarded with everything else