to me, you are what waking up feels like

with dawn in your eyes 

and mist on the windows

you are what it’s like to squint at the sun

covering with the palm of your hand

and feeling its warmth grasp onto you

you are what it feels like to drink the moon 

inhaling its coldness and becoming illuminated with its radiant glow

i could be tortured with the thought of you forever 

letting you tug at me and push me out 

as the sand forms around me by the strength of the waves

i’m worn into its grooves and cut by the saltwater 

to me, it’s all worth it

forced down by gravity 

separated from you

blinking through the water to adorn one last glimpse of you

before i’m completely engulfed

– tay naz