Paris, near the opera

War; a constant longing everyone carries inside

I remember looking at you for an entire evening

Stunned and mesmerized

When you invited me over to your place

You said come home

Disarmed hit soft

What

You couldn't know, but

I'd longed all my life to hear that

Peace, finally

I've been thinking of you every single day ever since

I miss you and all that might have been