i promised.

hey, come back
i missed you up there
way up in your clouded tree.
my body is a mountain range
and we will hike
past the snow, and the streams across my torso
and my knees.
up to the top, which is inside my skull.
if you find it, you can drink,
the fountain of youth sleeps in my mind.
but you must search
struggle
and swim.
it is not easy to love me,
but,
i will make you young again,
i promise.

i don't lie, not when it matters.