Orion

Isn't it over yet?

Haven't we tried hard enough?

Act it all out again

Veer away and call my bluff 

Entreat the sky one last time -

Near enough to taste it

Orion dances on my head

Twirling in ways I'll never forget

Hold on tightly so you don't slip

Ice racing beneath our feet

New bruises peppering my skin

Gracing every sheet

Laugh it off - they'll never know

Enjoy each moment while it's here

Floating away with every breath

Twirling with you so near

I will never call your bluff -

Not that it matters anymore

Softly absorbing every lie

Ice seeping into my core

Don't ruin it yet

Entreat the sky - hold on tight

Orion's spinning wildly now

Falling through the variety of his plight

Maybe I'll sort out the story in the end

You'll understand every angle

Caught up in all the details

Harsh as opinions mangle 

Entreating the sky one last time -

Softly, quietly, as if it's a crime -

To attempt to hold onto something so sublime