Thursday, August 25, 2016

Flight

We flew, the two of us
Our wings
Took us higher
And higher,
Soaring on thermals of sniggers
And stifled laughter
Snide remarks 
Sarcastic chatter
We could spot them from afar;
Our twin minds tearing them apart
Finding the humour
Where they found their sneers
Not one of them had a chance
Back to back, we were fierce
Nobody could touch us
Anyone who brought shadows was banished
Broken down
Bit by bit 
Punished
For daring to divert the sun
From a face that was made for sunshine
Made of sunshine
We weren't wrong,
We were protectors
Of the sunlight
Of the brightness
Of each other
Untouchable
Unreachable
Un--
Till a breeze at my back woke me
Till my wings lost strength
Till, tumbling to earth
Surrounded by silence
I opened my eyes
And saw you miles below
Disintegrating
Dust to dust...
We were so busy fighting the world
We forgot to guard ourselves.
Against ourselves.

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