paper aeroplanes | poetry + prose

your eyes

for every time we crafted planes and 

childishly watched them soar 

weaving through shelves high 

the sun glaring so bright, 

its rays diffusing through the 

vast panes and onto smiling faces. 

you never really knew me, neither i did you. 

but those eyes 

ones i never got lost in 

but ones that rather hauntedly

pervaded my mind. murky yet light 

adorned with a playful glint 

or clouded with painful despair 

the greens and greys that 

swirled away 

into darkness 

~ 

for every time we listened to 

your carefully placed notes, 

tunes ringing through the air 

shadowed by a random thought 

that blossomed into a deep discussion 

when you jokingly termed me 

and the name stuck tight. 

trails of joy and laughter in your step 

enthusiasm pictured in raised 

cheeks and painted freckles. 

we talked, and bonded every once in a while 

but those eyes 

ones that made me undo 

the fibres of my imagination 

so to fit the teal clouds 

that were so uncannily familiar. 

darkened by anger 

shocked by passion 

and ever changing 

just like you. 

a/n: inspired by a childhood crush and an endearing acquaintance. 

also, 

THANK YOU FOR 1K READS :D, i literally didn't think i read it right when i looked, it's an honour to think that my collection has (cumulatively) been read so many times, i hope my poems make you think and feel as long as i still write <3