Black and Blue

Artist - Pallavi Singh
Gum, cigarettes, bic, masks.
A nip in the air
black garb,
smiling eyes,
the wind running over
your braided hair.
Just one star
in the ebony sky
yet a myriad twinkles in our eyes
for what is the vacuous sky
when pitted against you and I?
Walking barefoot on the cool grass,
brushing hands,
sighing sighs,
dreading the darkness
of impending goodbyes.
Wheezing laughter
hurried video recordings;
desperate attempts to make
ephemeral moments,
happy endings.
~
Secluded, dreadfully quiet,
a vacant stairwell,
us smoking lights
locking eyes and
looking away
in a painful play
between glee and trepidation.
Glorious days
over in the blink of an eye;
full hearts, embraces, fingers entwined;
shared laughs, tears, and
reminiscences
leave me with naught to say
except
since I left you,
my thoughts have been alternating
between
the black and the blue.
~
A Night Owl original, this piece has been authored by Pallavi Singh.