Chris:
Dreams become more haunting.
Waking up in a panic that scares away unconscious states.
Wait, please wait.
Please take away the shaking.
Please continue your breathing.
Cheek to cheek.
Please.
Remember to not forget the past and the fear that made me (roots creep down.)
You are so much more than you know (strength beneath the surface.)
Admiration swells up in the morning light (like the pines and cypress.)
Ever green eyes survive.
Thom:
Feeble bones support feeble hands.
Years in wait couldn’t prepare me.
Did I deserve to burn? To taste smoke?
I think so.
My body is a bomb and the lit fuse.
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