Break this down 
Particle by particle 
Compare the matter 
To the grand scheme 
And blow it away

To wherever dust twirls 
In a snowglobe of memories

Like how my mouth brushed 
Your rough cheek, 
Or the satin of your lips, 
My fingers running through 
That crop of soft hair 
And over your smooth skin

Blink.

See the moments 
Where the sun
Caught the stars 
Burning in your eyes, 
Licking gold over 
The flip of your lashes 
As your crooked smile 
Thawed my frozen soul

Limbs over limbs 
Laughing 
Kissing 
Whispering secrets 
And sacred vows 
I breathed your exhale 
Felt your heart race 
Your ribs rise and fall 
Under my palm

We smiled as we held each other 
Memories like glittering snow 
Wrapping me inside heaven

Until the moment 
The earth quaked, 
Breeze turned typhoon 
Glitter turned into lava 
And a thousand spears charged at once

We broke upon a winter’s dream 
Filleted upon the cold alter of love 
And lay frozen in a lake of glass 
Naked under the burn of sunrise

A warm breeze heats my face 
Fingers twitch. 
A moment of life.

I open my frosted eyes 
To the glimmer of memories 
Swarming around me

Particle by particle 
Dust to dust 
Every little moment 
A world 
A life 
A love

My fingers fist, 
Nails scoring my icy palm 
Holding tight 

To all the little nothings
That will always 
Mean everything