nebraska nights - for Bonnie

Sunsets bring conversations
Deep like the bottomless night.
Two hearts and souls laid bare
Witnessed by a Sky Full of Stars.

Peppermint Schnapps & cocoa,
Black cat slinking into cold sunflowers.
Starting the goodbye months in advance
Didn't stave off the pain to come.

Black pens & lined paper
A homemade story baked fresh.
We examine how we got here
As the city sparkles in the giant's shadow.

Wiping our eyes on blankets
And catching our fogging breath.
Grafted hearts returned to chests
Mingled lives with no regrets.