And They Laughed About the Past and Avoided Talking About the Future

But the Most Important Thing Was That They Were Right There Right Now

you never know until they're gone that they were so important

and your time was so precious

but when you can come back so long after and all of the gray still goes away into

holding hands and screaming

freezing, soaked skeletons and wilted fingers, spinning in the fields anyways

just because you can do anything when you're together

and the little things glitter and twist

and the big things flutter off in shades of lavender

the water is amber and the smoke clouds our minds so we can see everything for the first time.