Carefully packed [Jáhko -> Veeti]

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Title: Carefully packed
Fandom: Tistow
Characters/Pairing: Jáhko -> Veeti
Rating: 0+
Length: 34 lines poetry
Summary: These thoughts of you came along, packed with all I have....
Other: Unconfessed feelings (though not unrequited...) Set not long after he leaves for/arrives in Tistow; some time in the same calendar year. Companion poem to Winter calling.
Written for scribe_of_mirrormere for fandomgiftbox.



Carefully packed

These thoughts of you came travelling
packed up with all I have
tucked carefully inside myself
there was no getting around it
even if this would be easier
if I could leave you behind

I brought the soft lines of your face
autumn leaves against your hair
and all the times I grabbed your hand
to pull you along with me

I also took with me
carried to this foggy city
all the words I would have said
if I thought it'd do any good
to spill my guts to you
I'd have kissed your lips to bruising
soft as berryskin against my teeth
if I'd had half a chance

This new life keeps me running
grabs me by the collar
yanks me to attention
sends me scrabbling to get ahead
no time to moon over thoughts of you

Better to keep these memories
wrapped secret and safe
until the moment I can collapse in quiet
close tired eyes under the sound of rain
and dream of your hair
wrapped around my fingers
like rings of gold.