words by dominic riccitello

standing within
beside a candlelit moon
clouds of heaven
rays of you

i touch, i think
lust your blue
shades and hues
my moon

the sudden signal
ring and tune
buzz and beat 
heartbeat now obsolete

i loved, i did
i always will
to pluto and back
forever, just you 

the sky, colors
frogs at night
how crickets sing
and monkeys swing

vine to vine
sunset in mind
cemetery to stars
and how our heartbeats aligned
while the sheets said please

a year in mind
forever mine
i loved, i did, i do
it’s always you
the boy within a man
the one to grab my hand

shoulders and knees
that could tremble with ease
yet i’m still here
and that you knew
it was happy tears
that i wished you just knew