The Night I Met You Poem by Niko Tiliopoulos

Time bend,
and the night
became long and white.

The moon was
the great window cheater
and the spring breeze
was keeping the curtains
awake with us,
while the blackbird’s song
was echoing between our words.

Our eyes were speaking in riddles,
while our hearts listened.
Slowly unwrapping emotions,
carelessly hidden
under layers of pain and pretence.

We had wasted our youth in a lie;
we had forsaken ourselves
for a mirage of happiness;
ideas that were often heard
but seldom seen.

The beer can’t keep a secret
and only my cigarettes
that crowded the astray
were miserable.

We became creatures of the candle.
We purified our spirits,
we confessed our sins
and we forgave ourselves.

The flames drunk their wax,
dawn chased away the shadows,
words became meaningless,
and we got wedded.

As the morning star
shone on the horizon
we made love...