the milky way cries out your name
誰かと繋がりたい。心から誰かを信じたい。
coming home felt like the chemical composition of my very heart was rearranged and spun around. i looked at the hills and you looked back, face reflected in the vast expanse of water surrounding me on all sides. the icy wind stinging my cheeks through open windows hissed your name, and if i closed my eyes i heard sunny day service whistling through the trees.
you never played the guitar, but i felt the ghost of strings under my fingertips, and camera shutters clicked so loudly that i turned to see if you were there by my side. shrouded in fog, the headlands seemed to speak to me in your voice as i hit the gas and coasted down the highway. you're there with me, right? or have i been deluded into missing the gaps between your teeth and your five-pound camera, heavy around your neck?
the funniest part is i never even loved you all that much, but when i hear your name it sounds like seals barking and the starry night sky. i close my eyes at midnight, listening to the song you added to my playlist, and for a moment i can feel the spring sun on my face.