Breathe August, Breathe...For Emily Poem by Dan Caliolio

'And you know they say, nothing at all goes perfect like profanities.
Emily, this is for you.I'll sing you your remedy.I know you know that My heart is like the bible. Just as fragile, the questions and answers pose for forever.But when you get better, you'll see this and know, that I'm still here, sitting, writing, shaking, bare bodily worried...
but here.17 years old, and knee deep under your lips, your spell.
Because I love you.This is yours.'


Here handed a few love notes,
as exchange for high school drama.
'Today we own the sunrise, and keep the sunset', you quoted.
The simplest, best birthday card I'd ever gotten

I've gotten used to how your hair hangs over your face,
just hiding that smile,
and then you tilt your head, close your eyes...
Locking Lips like back in the 80's.
Baby remember?

Smile back at me, we roll the streets of New York
cause it was always just me and you.
Maybe its the way you cup your hand to hold my heart?
You know, I just wanted another girl.

But you're not
just another. You're my raindrop,
and I'm the rainbow.remember?
Hand in hand, soaked, watching God's fury like a soap opera at 6pm.
Falling in love with the rain, the storm.
Falling in love with you.

The winds picked up, remember?
more than 40 miles per hour?
So perfect.Our love.
very Perfect.Our love.

I've got so much love for everything that's You.
It ain't worth enough for the stars to land on my hands,
cause I'd just shoot them at your sky and you can finally wish,
that would've actually mattered.
And as every night grows, we get old,
you just get me sold to falling deeper.
The stars on that deck, babe, it was gold.

I've got butterflies in my stomach as everything leaned to the hard parts.
but we're just like novels, a plot, a story.but it was Ours.
so there we go, confliction with affliction of whats right or wrong.
I still loved you, as July said its goodbyes.

its the August rush we felt, and said 'Hello' to our new month.
but wait, I've wept on the phone, and from the very start, I knew it would end up like that.
I'm filled with trust, and so much love, so I let you.
We're safe till the night.
but as you lay down, I saw the beauty in everything that's You.
As you cried on the hospital bed, I ran, hoping I'd cross city lines.
Scared out of my mind.Breathe August breathe...you'll be fine.

But as you face reality with eyes closed,
I'll hold your hand, and then
we can fall, blind
or win, because just like this, we're still falling in love everyday.

And here I am,
barely breathing, shaking, waiting...this is me being In Love.
I'm Dan.I'm your baby, babe, your dear Forever.
I'm 17 and knee deep under your lips, your love.
It's 1: 48 and I'm singing you lullabies in your sleep
and in the midst of it all, the waterworks in our eyes will show everyone
that we're worth it.Solid.Beloved.My dearly Beloved.
and you know, we'll be just fine.
And there you are.Emily.Mine

As the cliche goes, 'Everything will be alright.'
You got to trust me, and close your eyes, hold my hand, and smile.
We're 5 years old and back.It's a silly thing being in love and all.
But I'm Dan, you're Emily.We're 'Hello November Five'
I love you.Locked lips.Let's jump in and dive.





*Anytime you feel alone,
read this and you're in my arms, babe.
I'm there.Always*