Underneath the tunnel we stood
And shouted
Hearing our voices
Reverberate.
Bouncing back to us,
Around us,
Hugging us together.
We kicked the city’s autumn leaves
Into the sunset’s sun rays,
And watched the river’s ripples
Catch the last glints.
The city’s spires stretch into the sky
Like a yawning figure.
Our feet were sore
As we had explored
The bodies of the city and of each other.
Back in bed we lay
When I was yours
And you were mine.
But tunnels take us through the other side
And no-one knows where the city’s autumn leaves
Fall
And disappear too,
Or turn to something new.
The grass pushes through
The cracks between the pavements.
You loved me with such patience.
But with the dying light of day
Our heart-filled love has moved away.
Now different cities’ spires stretch
Caressing fresh and blinking skies
But I remember all the times
The echoes danced upon the walls,
Our voices bouncing back to us,
Around us,
Hugging us together.
Rebecca L-W 