white beach of batroun

the way you hugged me / felt as though you were saving my life / the way you tightened your grip / my fragrant polyester scarf you buried your face in / along the white beach of Batroun you tell me i have the whitest heart / you sing Fairouz after hearing her over coffee in the morning / shayef al bahr show kbir? / i love you as much as the sea / i feel like a lamb / shear me closer / how can the smell of petroleum and late nights in this dualistic city be so tantalising / i press my hands into your large hands / adoring you and dreading you/ i was enthralled by your indifference / the smell of baked corn / the hot mornings inside / curtains drawn / amber eyes / shayef al sama show baeedi? / as far as the sky i love you / i bury everything / the little pendant / Beirut / the smell of patchouli / the way i risked everything / salt flakes on your lips after breakfast / your clattering around / the glint of your obsidian ring on the dressing table / that devastating moment/ when you glanced back in the car, waving goodbye / my heart dropped at the thought of not seeing your face / i knew then nothing will ever be the same / I show everyone my shallow waters / holding back the Lebanese sea inside