Nothing but Butterflies
we are nothing but butterflies
flying for a day
but thinking it’s forever
wings soft as what we never say
hearts light
but the silence heavy
time slips like threads
unraveling steady
love lives loud
in a whisper’s disguise
sunset in our chest
while the morning dies
we kiss
like we’re carving our names in the breeze
but breath forgets
it doesn't beg
doesn't plead
our shadows stretch thin
where the light won’t stay
echoes of touch
in the slow decay
fragile
as the promise we never spoke
cracking
in the warmth like mirror smoke
still
we float
full of flame and doubt
trying to land
where the stars burned out
our wings
beat soft in the hush of regret
writing poems
the sky won’t ever forget
we are here
we are gone
we are caught in between
just a blink
in the eye
of an endless dream
Copyright © Luke Liversidge | Year Posted 2025
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