It's been ages since I felt that wind throw up the sea-spray -
waves at my feet and in my eyes -
and it's been months since nine o clock was not even darkness -
shadow moonlight on the lawn -
and it's been years since I first stayed up
(sorry, I can't sleep)
to spend the night with you.
Your overwhelming scent of new beginnings has filled my world yet once again.
And with it come the memories.
Oh, the memories.
Thunderstorms in the early hours, navy blue and electric white: you kept me safe, and you didn't want it to rain on your birthday, and it didn't.
When it rained on my birthday, the clouds were low and the air was sticky, and
It's been ages since I felt that wind throw up the sea-spray -
waves at my feet and in my eyes -
and it's been months since nine o clock was not even darkness -
shadow moonlight on the lawn -
and it's been years since I first stayed up
(sorry, I can't sleep)
to spend the night with you.
Your overwhelming scent of new beginnings has filled my world yet once again.
And with it come the memories.
Oh, the memories.
Thunderstorms in the early hours, navy blue and electric white: you kept me safe, and you didn't want it to rain on your birthday, and it didn't.
When it rained on my birthday, the clouds were low and the air was sticky, and
even though it's not that big a deal
i have to write about malta
its cars and its cars no zebra crossings
dust and dirt
so many people
avoiding gazes
shouting running dropping things making noise
everyone's lost yes and
it's what i expected
but every day is new
i love it i do
but i've really missed my dog.