Lavender's Dungeon

Someone was on my side that day

the day I first saw your ringlets of golden brown

eyes a caramel apple sucker

you tasted sweeter than candy

Just when I had given up

you swooped down upon me

white dove wings bulletproof

against the chill of winter

All we wanted was a short time

to feel the warmth of each other

under the sheets of solitude

I met a stranger that knew me

A lost soul looking for a place to rest awhile

I tend not to cry when I write

I let my fingers tap the keyboard

like hammers against steel

telling my thoughts to strangers passing by

But when I write of you tears fill my eyes

I never thought I could love someone so purely

Someone that will only choose me eternally

someone that turned a hopeless romantic

into a hopeful one

Someone that kisses my face as I fall asleep

turns off the T.V. and whispers goodnight

Making sure I have my coffee for work

Making sure I feel heard

Communication

Consistency

Trust

Boundaries

Things I’ve never had in a relationship

come to life

you prove to me that I am in fact

not the broken one

You say:

“whoever held you before me blew it”

And as selfish as it may seem

I’m happy she didn’t know what she had

when she tore you apart

Because now

I have the sweetest pleasure

of putting you back together

A jigsaw with a million pieces

–Lavender Dustan 5/18/2021

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