i remember when the nights were colder
even more so than they are now
because of november
and you would pull me from my door
when the skies were purple and quiet in their splendor

your eyes were like amber
bright, bold, completely disquiet
and your brilliance was unmeasurable
your insistance unbending

i always followed you down the street
we'd run
and feel warm inside and cold outside
like a piece of ice,
all its molecules held together with such force

it rained on us,
and the moon stared at us
and i fell in love with us
but it didn't matter
because it was just past summer

the sky is so loud now
every gesture it makes is bold
unforgiving
and your eyes are vacant and red
and i don't like to look
because i can't help but remember
what is missing