Eternal

Eternal

Tonight we are together

on a boat in some distant cove 

whose name I cannot remember. 

The sea is pacified for now, it 

seems, as no creatures churn at its

deep blue waters--the time is 

ripe for you and I to drift 

aimlessly beneath this silent sky.

Tonight we are alone

and though it's just us riding atop 

the gentle waves, though the sun has 

set, leaving us safe in its shade--

something still holds us back 

from acknowledging the weight 

of our hopeful, hopeless hearts. 

Tonight we are united helplessly,

just two lovesick fools in misery.

Even when my pulse thuds with

the beat of your footsteps and your 

delicate fingers never stray from

my arm, you look up toward the 

heavens as I stare at the sea--our

little intricacies tearing us apart 

like so many hidden scars. 

But painful as we are, two dreamers

brought so near and held so far, I am 

content to stay like this forever, 

because tonight, the waters are calm. 

Tonight, we are eternal.