the starless blue sky tried to shut me out,
towering over me with its almighty glow,
making me feel small—cutting cold through the skin.
“oh, this stings,” i hissed with quiet irony.
it’s such an eerie feeling, to drown in crowds with no walls to hold onto.
but like a foreigner adrift in winding streets,
hearing one voice could seep you into the delusion of familiarity.
stranger-danger lost all its meaning
if it meant no more loneliness.
your existence brought back the feeling
of the sun kissing one’s palm during summer—ember-like, almost lulling the soul to linger just a bit longer.
as if hooked to the bottom of the ocean,
my legs remained unmoved.
perhaps i was destined to cross paths with you,
risking the safety alarm, unlocking the door—
for it was the only way to welcome the unknown.
