"This time of nightwe used to take forever off the stoveand save it for the morning.I..."

“This time of night

we used to take forever off the stove

and save it for the morning.

I remember,

your hands were feather-soft

and I wanted to stow you

in bottles and boxes

for safe-keeping.

I remember,

your promises could

chase away the monsters

in my heart and

thrill it back into beating.

This is the best time of night

for big, gentle promises

we have no way of keeping.

This is when I loved you

most:

your tongue all thick with stars,

the moon on my back,

the future,

less than a ghost.”

- I ALWAYS TRY TO TEXT YOU AT 3AM by Ashe Vernon