[fairy tale]

once upon a time.

there was me. there was you. there was us.

that night. the kiss. the feel. the touch. you took my sweatshirt because you were cold. i took your ring, because i was falling for you.

a different night. in a bar. a hand reaching out. is that a ring on your necklace? missing you in that moment. remembering another night. beer. a forgotten id. driving all the way back home, you not caring at all. foosball in the room upstairs. songs on the juke box played below.

that floor, another floor. making black marks on a wall in an effort to turn out the lights with our shoes. too drunk to stand.

missing you. missing potential. missing the water's edge.

i've known you for 13 years, i knew you for 3.

you can't go back, no matter how tight you close your eyes. no matter how hard you click your feet together. no matter how much you want to.