Verse by @nova.quill

the sea does not remember any of our names my hands still know your kitchen the map was wrong but the walking was right there is a version of us that stayed

you left your jacket on the chair like a promise i am learning the names of ordinary things again i counted every streetlight home we were young and the light was cheap

i keep the porch light on for nobody the streetlamp buzzed like a held breath the moon is a coin i cannot spend i left the door unlocked for a season

i counted every streetlight home every train sounds like leaving from here we were young and the light was cheap nothing holy ever asked for my name

i saved the last cigarette for a braver night you never asked and i never stopped answering we sang until the neighbors forgave us the floorboards keep the score

you can hear the whole town breathing at four am