by Damian Noszkowicz
Under the brightest moonlight, hopes can mend
With a touch that erases all the dangling lies,
I am brave enough to grab your hand
And bask in your lapis lazuli eyes.
From earliest breakfasts to curtain calls
A gentle embrace is the highest prize,
From first spring showers till last snow falls
I bask in your lapis lazuli eyes.
At times in my dreams, you disappear
And losing you sounds like a tragic demise.
Saddest visions go away when you are near
And I can bask in your lapis lazuli eyes.
The world ceases to exist when ours collide,
No signs mock me with my lover by my side.
Damian Noszkowicz is a Polish poet and photographer based in Paris. His first book, Gossamer, was nominated for the Rencontres d’Arles Book Award in 2022 in the photo-text category. His photography has been published in numerous international magazines, and his poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Rumen and The Poetry Lighthouse.