And he can’t understand how everyone goes on breathing when true love ends. His mother whispers quietly, “Heaven’s not a place that you go when you die, it’s that moment in life when you actually feel alive. So live for the moment, and take this advice. Live by every word. Love is just a hoax, so forget anything that you have heard. And live for the moment now.”

I will sleep another day. I don’t really need to anyway. What’s the point when my dreams are infected with words you used to say?

And we are so young.
We are so young and foolish.
I’m right behind you.

I can honestly say that I never, ever, ever felt this way
Your lips, your eyelashes, your skin

I proceed to run my fingers through her hair, and forget everyone who’s jaded, cause they don’t matter and I don’t care. In a confident fashion, I will admit my deepest and darkest to her. And every gaze across the table will send my unsuspecting body into shock. And then I’ll say, “Would you like to go inside? And forget the world and the rules by which we are to abide.” And she will say, “There’s nothing I want more.” As we step into the room, turn off the lights and close the door.

I raise my hand to your cheeks
And I can feel my heart skip a beat