Fever

All along it was there

I had the fever

All along you were here

I breathed my first prayer

The water drifted across my skin

While you held me close

So strong, now you know

My mind can’t think to begin

Not sure what is real

Not sure if I’ll heal

Your hazel eyes, in the light, can only see

From deep within the death

But then you see me

And in the night’s breath

You remind me of forever

Blood and tears flood the floor

How do I do this?

Rationality hisses

My primitive mind roars

We lost our first

A misery that lingers

But you recognize my glimmer

Even at my decaying worst

We’ll push past this chaos

And into our oasis

Your hazel eyes, in the light, can only see

From deep within the death

But then you see me

And in the night’s breath

You remind me of forever

Our bodies intertwined in the thin sheets

You keep your eyes on me

Locked in your grasp

I know this cannot last

Dying is just a cyclical end

It was time to transcend

I promise to never forget

All the fleeting dread

The stained sheets will fade

As did the existence we made