Artemis

today, I

took your hand on the

playground monkey bars

as we sat above them all.

 

"Look around," I told you, "Look at the view."

instead you stared into the sky

and as the night darkened, I

wanted to find the universe in your eyes.

 

In this moment, I struggle to know

who I am, what you think of me

In this moment, I struggle to understand

what lies beyond and what lies below.

 

today, I

took your hand but

tomorrow, you take my heart.

Author's Note

wrote this last week, when supposed to be writing stuff for English. go figure.
after tweaking it some, I like it more.

Artemis was a goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and virginity in Greek mythology.
I'm not really sure what I wrote this for, but in my mind it makes me think of innocence, my playground years, and things I don't understand. A sort of vastness to everything. Losing things without ever understanding why.

pic belongs to me, faydescape on deviantart http://faydescape.deviantart.com/gallery/24463914?offset=144#/d31aqpw