hopelessly
romantic
leads to
hopelessness
when seeing
hollywood
endings seem
to only occur
in the movies

my lips ache
in time with my
heartbeat
hollowed out
from souldeep
longing for
things that only
exist in dream

rapid
oscillations
have me reeling
the celluloid
ignites
i watch the flames
race along
exposed beams
unfrightened
in billowing clouds
as the starcrossed
lovers kiss
while the film
oozes down the lens