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.