You and Me
In our long ruffled skirts
And our glamorous hats
Dancing to our music
The songs they don’t play on the radio
Giggling and singing
Off-key, of course
Then around the campfire
We watch bright fire burn the dead branches
Against a foggy black sky
Dark and empty
And I laugh at all your jokes
But I miss the days
When I laughed because they were funny
Not because I had to
And while we skip barefoot
Through the unknown darkness
I try to get lost in the music
But the notes don’t feel right
And I miss the days
When friendship was a two for one deal
And we stare up at the star-less sky
Lying flat against the cold ground
And you say to my shadow
“On a night like this, you can almost see the planets”
And I miss the days
When just the mystery of the dark sky
Was enough