Poem - All It Took

By Empress Ferrera

All it took was a touch of serendipity—
A stellar reunion
And my whole world ignited with fireworks Covering the dark canvas called sky

All it took was one glance— A glance of recognition
And my eyes were entranced Like the moon pulls the tide

All it took was a midnight craving
That led my feet to a nascent dream,
A grassfield blooming with hope and yearning, A laughter that floats through time

All it took was a taste of dairy queen
And I sat spellbound through the glass Entranced by a kaleidoscope of butterflies With hiraeth deep in my bones

All of these it took...
To distort my reflection
Staring back with nameless eyes Wondering if the moon reflects my longing

All of these it took
For my heart to beat in dead silence As I breathe a borrowed name Engraved to my brain

All of these it took
For a pen to bleed unsaid letters
That the wind fails to send
To the phantom of an ephemeral beauty

I lay in bed and even the monsters under my bed Feel bad for the ache I feel in my chest
Heavy with untold words and burning questions That I don’t intend to know or discover

How could someone make another— Feel intensely just by existing

How pathetic it is to swim in my pool of tears For someone who wouldn’t shed a single one