When Diamonds See Light

In the meadow we played. The wind picking up the lace trim on our white dresses The sun kissing our faces. You sang a sweet melody I followed with the harmony. I hovered so close over you As if I got any further away The air or maybe the ground would eat you. You shifted, but never far from my shadow. I never wanted you to live there. I just needed the assurance of your presence To feel the warmth of you Under my wing. But then you sprinted Across the meadow and into the woods. A place that only the birds explore. You were a blur, you were gone. So gone I caught my breath as I felt your warmth leave me. I ran and ran, my body glistening from the seat. But I couldn't catch you. I could not enter the eerie darkness that stood before me. I turned around to the comforting hug of the meadow. You were lost. But then the faint silhouette of you Appeared. Walking to the edge of the woods. Your white dress gone. Clothes a little too torn, too adult to be hanging from your body. But it was you. I helplessly ran at you But the running never stopped Because you now were a destination I couldn't reach. My words, too weak, fell at your feet. I couldn't feel any warmth radiate from you anymore. I thought I could convince you to come back To the meadow. We could play and sing. You turned away, ever so slightly- That gust of bitter cold wind Toppled me over. Like a hurricane destroying a decrepit shack. Diamonds fall from your face. They sparkle in the light that follows me. But the light only touches your diamonds. The only part of you I could ever see again.