Falling Asleep

Sliding down a spiral of diluted thought,

Slipping into pajama dreams

I fell asleep;

Gave up the phantom of control I’d entertained,

Accepting in its stead

The realization of anything and

Everything,

Dropping finally into a sea of

Phantom flames, whispering

Secrets.

we watched the stars

we walked in the dark to the football field

raised our eyes to the sky

she’d never seen a shooting star

i don’t know what we spoke of

but it was pleasant just to have her near me

when we touched she touched me back

we broke the rules and climbed the ladder

concession stand conquered

and laid down

side by side

and watched the stars

and while we spoke

a burst of brilliance broke across the sky

and shared its light with our hearts

she saw her star

and i found mine.