we began tonight

from now on
i'll associate you with
cold toes
trepidation
looking down
looking up
(yearning)

i wish i could keep you with me
(here) except,
your dreams reside in palm trees.
propped against large letters.
roaming along concrete hand prints.
your genius is stifled by evergreens.

i fear that california would not
return you
to me.

(maybe) i could follow you.
soar above
street signs and power lines
land beside you,
it would be effortless.

but i live for the wilting leaves
the crisp autumn air
i'm tied to this place
with hay bale strings.

each day we can greet the sun together,
by the time the rays reach the west coast
it's old news.
everything originates here.

we did.