Moonflower Archive

by J’Nya Johnson

stars in my eyes

and I don’t know when it started

but everything feels brighter when I see you

the little things I admire

your hair

your smile

your skin

the softness in the way you move through the world

your voice stays with me longer than it should

and I swear I remember the feeling of your touch even when you’re not there

the way your face lights up when you talk about your dreams

like something in you is finally free

and how you get shy when someone sees too much of you

you make me feel seen in a way I didn’t expect to need

like I exist a little more when you’re around

and something cosmic in the way you felt familiar

time doesn’t feel normal with you

it slows down, fades out

like nothing else matters for a while

and I hate how easily I notice when you’re gone

how quiet everything gets after

stars in my eyes when I look at you

because you’re beautiful

so beautiful I can’t hold onto you

I’ll leave this here quietly,

not because there’s nothing left to feel,

but because I feel everything too deeply

and I’ll let it be enough that I knew you