the night we met

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do,

haunted by the ghost of you.”

you walk into the room

and suddenly it’s hard to breathe

a function so autonomic

disrupted by

my sympathetic

feelings towards you

the fight or flight response kicks in

do i stay or do I go?

everything inside me screams

run

but

i don’t

just this once

i don’t want to run

just this once

i want to stay by your side

would you rather love someone

and have them taken away from you

or never have loved them at all?

just this once

i don’t want to have to choose

i reach for your hand

and your touch

ignites a star

in my dimmed heart

don’t let me go

like i let go of you

we dance to a slow song

and you lean into my chest

all i hear is your heartbeat

and i swear

for the first time in my life

i am at peace in the madness.

“take me back to the night we met.”

note: this piece is roughly inspired by the song 'the night we met' and the netflix series '13 reasons why'. while i do not agree with some parts of the series, it was an enlightening watch nevertheless.