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Ticks and tocks
drip from the frozen clock,
whispering four in the morning to the swaying floor.

My breath tastes like stars,
masked by greedy clouds,
and painted in an suffocating autumn breeze.

My fingers play muffled chords,
between neighbor's snores,
to an invisible audience, hidden in the creaks of the house.

The air smells of pencil shavings,
and stuffed animal tears,
and relaxation coats my bare limbs, on each icy breath of wind.

"I've figured it out,"
I whisper to myself in the dark,
mind painted in serene shades of green,
as my eyelids flutter like drowning paperdolls.

Your name falls from my lips when I close my eyes,
to no one but my bedroom walls,
and bedraggled zebras painted in eyeliner.

You tuck me in,
feet pulled from under the covers,
and plant a kiss on the hollow of my neck,
bare bodies nestled as one.

Your strong arms pull me from jarring nightmares.

You tuck my toes between your legs when they're cold.

You.

It's you that spends every night at my side,
separated by three thousand miles.

And I realize it.

I say it to everyone that's willing to listen,
and to the ones who aren't, as well.

Love doesn't begin with the first time you lay eyes on someone,
that first date,
or that special kiss.
It's when you realize you want a forever with someone,
no matter when it begins,
or how far apart you are when it does.
That obstacles are laughable,
and flaws are beautiful.

"This is what forever feels like." I whisper.

And I want it with you.