4. bubble boy
i’m hurt.
but then i remember
you’re no ordinary boy.
you’re a bubble floating in plain space.
i marvel at your delicacy
before my fingertips can touch.
so sweet and so sensitive
yet you pop at the sight of me.
damaging.
i’m a disaster.
you tell me you don’t want to be held.
you want to be kept safe.
so up and up you go again.
floating further this time.
more space between us than i’d like
as you head for the heavens.
just before i’ve given up
you give me permission.
to be the clouds who swirl you on your way,
and the air who circles you in your place.
infinitely calming and charming
your shape became our love.
you are the guiding light
i reflect onto you.
it’s impossible not to adore you.
🫧