So breathless, last night, imagining you and I. Still captive by morning, so wrapped up in the things I thought you might say, flurry of kisses that I’ve missed, extra pillows on your bed, because you knew I was coming to stay. My mind has been away all day, still stuck on you, and how…

Long, grey, endless roads remind me of you. The spotlight streetlights, stretching out a million miles, with darkness either side. You, by my side, and I’m surprised at how little I fear the dark, when I know you’re next to me, and I am staring at the sat nav, negotiating with the minutes until my…

I popped my bubble gum, turned the radio up, as we sailed past the sun, with the windows open. I didn’t care if we crashed, I simply had to kiss you, in that moment, leaning across, until I was almost in your lap. I loved you, the only way I knew how, in my Lolita…

I woke up, wanting to wait up with you. We’ll watch the sunrise together one day, dark sky glittering as it comes to life, brightness meeting our tired eyes, as we kiss, by the window, and your arms are tight around me.