I woke up today,
and knew I was crazy
because I was talking
to my dog,
telling him how crazy
I am, crazily,
in love with you

as we breathe in unison,
hearts thumping,
bodies perspiring,
feet shivering,
I never wanted the night to end

until I woke up beside you
and wanted nothing to end

I woke up and slept and
woke
up at the very same spot where
we first met

and I initially thought of
burning
the place, but the grass
was damp and moist and it
has been raining and drizzling
and raining all night

and all day long, and
I didn’t want to be sued
with arson

so I hired someone to
burn
the place when it was already
sunny and windy

and when it was no longer
raining nor drizzling, but
he was caught and was sued
with arson

so he told the court that
he was hired by
someone
to burn the spot where
we first met

I was guilty as
hell
but it felt so liberating

The aroma of brewed coffee
and steaming morning bread
wafted through the early misty air
and you are transfigured in my mind,
holding on to your coffee cup,
steadily, with those gleaming eyes.

You suddenly felt the heat of the cup
scalding your hands, yet you managed
to maintain that radiant smile
until you can’t anymore.

I can’t remember if it was you
or the cup who/which broke first,
and I was almost deafened
by the shattering noise of broken glass.

I tried to clear my dreary eyes,
almost drained since you were gone,
and suddenly, everything seemed
transparent and lucid to me.

The floor where you
and the cup broke was steer clear,
seemingly white and new,
without a single trace
of coffee stain or your blood, perhaps.

I was motionless and numb,
mightily trying to clear my throat
and call your name,
but my voice has taken its toll.

All of a sudden, there was
complete and utter silence.

I was alarmed.