Fireflies swirling, you are more beautiful
Listen for footfalls in the dark
We are alone until the curtain goes
Smile again, my cheeks will burn away
Glasses fog in the cool air
A quivering lip says more than a tongue
Your eyelids don’t keep their secrets well
I won’t waste my breath on questions
The moon is snow and ice tonight
It will weep if it ever learns
the cruelty of its beauty.
Author’s Notes:
I’m very happy with this. It’s pretty and mysterious and I think you can read it in a few different ways. I’ve found I enjoy doing these little vignettes that focus on a small moment, without building much context around it. Like looking at an old photo of people you don’t know anything about, one snapshot is enough to provoke your mind into reflexively generating a meaning and context that is relevant to you.
Favorite Line:
Your eyelids don’t keep their secrets well
A Line I Find Slightly Cliché, But Still Like:
Fireflies swirling, you are more beautiful