Friday, January 13, 2023

MayDream

His hairs were soft and cozy

like the cassia bloom during every birthday

When we were kids we thought they are mayflowers

On the dreamy bed of dissolving pinks to white

we could cuddle and sleep from dawn to dusk

We grew up fast somehow

his eyes did learn to see distinct shades of brown too

Growing up like everyone else within a city scape 

has always been a good thing with peers

I did become some myself in between in deed

From a high of grounded skies

like my blurry vision to the emptiness

only dreamy mayflowers faded away





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