endless waves and forever nights

They walked down the pier, pretending to watch the pink and orange sunset,

when in fact, all they were doing was watching each other.

The world around them seemed to fade into nothing

and they hardly noticed when the wind started picking up.

So much so, that they didn’t realize the sun had fully set

and it was time to part ways.

Their hearts lingered for a moment

even as their feet took them in different directions.

Unknowingly, they ended up at the same destination:

that little ice cream shop.

Each one’s pulse quickened at the sight of the other

as they stood in line with just a few customers between them.

They went outside together, sweet caramel ice cream in their hands.

Surrounded by a comfortable silence, her head rested on his shoulder

as they stared into the endless waves.

They really needed to both be getting home

but their hearts kept colliding into one another

and they wished upon a star that this night would never end.

And it never seemed to. The moon decided to forever shine in the sky

just for them.

9/20/18

Written by this pretty pair of poets: tooldtocare & k_s