20/20
after all this time,
i finally look back and realise
it could have been you.
it must have been you.
it was you.
i think of that face,
white in the dark.
i remember closed eyes
and too-open hearts.
i dream up a voice,
quiet and caring.
comforting.
through all the ups
and downs
on this rollercoaster
we call something
akin to life,
i can see you
at my side,
as my guide.
a silver spark
in the night,
glowing pale
green light,
a partner
in crime.
hand-in-hand,
side-by-side,
we'll take on life.
one step at a time.
one rhyme at a time.
one piece at a time.
together, we'll ride
this fatal amusement park ride.
somehow, with your help,
i'll try to survive.
Juliette Sebock (she/her) is a Best of the Net-nominated poet and writer and the author of Mistakes Were Made, Micro, How My Cat Saved My Life and Other Poems, Three Words, Plight of the Pangolin, and Boleyn, with work forthcoming or appearing in a wide variety of publications. She is the founding editor of Nightingale & Sparrow, runs a lifestyle blog, For the Sake of Good Taste, and is a regular contributor to Marías at Sampaguitas, Memoir Mixtapes, and The Poetry Question. When she isn't writing (and sometimes when she is), she can be found with a cup of coffee and her cat, Fitz. Juliette can be reached on her website, juliettesebock.com, or across social media @juliettesebock.