Blue Eyes: as we do

my captain is gone

he held me one last time and kissed me

or, as captains do

made me need to kiss him

or swoon right there

it was a moment he’d asked me

to wait for

and i had promised

that i would

he danced for me

as captains do

and displayed his feathers

so that i lost my breath

and felt like maybe i’d just

die now

or hyperventilate

between

gusts of love

he told me he didn’t want to go

as captains do

and when their ships are

leaving port

their favorite girls should whisper

i know...

yet go: the world needs your wonderful!

far away from our island

and so i did

i told him i’d wait

as lovers do

and it will be like crumbles of stardust in my fist

and sprinkles of magic

and time will fold and loop

upon itself

and our last will always be our first

so that it will be no time

ever at all

i’ll go on

as lovers do

and others will try while i’m

imagining his wise hands on my sparkly skin

and that need our bodies seem to have

to stand this close

in the teardrop shape

of past

and what one day we will become

my blue might never see your golden eyes again
my captain

but we’ll smile for each other
somewhere

i promise

in time