vague umbra
Do you remember the fireworks?
I remember them more than I remember you.
For a faint moment they steal the stars beauty and turn all eyes to them.
Burst of color glow like your skin when you sweat beneath the summer’s heat.
They leave their smoke to billow in the dark, left behind by a fading light, By a silver car driving slow down a quiet street.
Do you remember the lesson about alkaline earth metals?
All I remember is what you told me,
That your favorite fireworks get their red color from strontium
golden abyss
void lichen
ruby dock
velvet beacon