we spoke like parrots
a chorus of meme clips
loving like fig beetles
drifting on dream winds
face first into windows
we wiggled our limbs

in the air like we couldn't stand
and all our laughs were honest
annoying those too mature
to enjoy the splendor
of days lost in unspoken chaos

but if I was Shadow
then you were my control
in your emeralds I saw pupils
in your embrace my hair
turned super-gold

you always made me cool
I gave the highest fives
and you hugged my ribs
rubbing your cheek on my shirt
like a kitten in my noon warm
both of us purring
like the cringe lords
we still are

I wish we could go to a dog park
and sniff each other's butts
but the wolf ways are over
all our kin have slumbered
in the cave of growing up

I'm so glad you texted me in December.
I'm happy you found love's blanket.
I'll always remember your awesome.
The smile we held in whispers,
between the giggles of mischief
and the flirt of afternoon RP chats.