Just another school trip, they said
But this one's different
Because she'll be there.
And it was
Is
Will be
We share a dorm room
And on the first night
We stay up late
Facing each other
Talking
Listening
And I tell her secrets
And she tells me stories
And I look into her eyes
Over the infinite two foot gap
And wish I was brave
Wish I could tell her
Her eyes
No colour
Every colour
Indefinable
Like starlight
Her hair falls into her face sometimes
I want to push it back
Want to help her
Want to prove I'm real
And I can't
She pushes me away
But I've been cold
All my life cold
And she is like a shooting star
Blazing through life
And I want to get closer
Even though she will scorch me
Because even though she will burn me

For someone who has been so long
Cold
Maybe that's enough.