Wild eyes, long hair, sardonic smiles,

while he was looking down at me,

“Stay far away, for you can see

that I am older than all times!”.

I asked him what he’s searching for,

and he just laughed and turned away,

“Aren’t we curious today?

Searching for what I searched before!”

Deserted land his steps shall cross,

skin brazed by wind and stormy skies,

“Well, little one, this means goodbyes

Must go my way. No tears, no loss!”

I must have totally lost my mind,

for I commanded him to stay…

“Leave me alone to go my way!

I’ll tell you what I need to find!”

“An unicorn unseen to human eyes!

A breath of youth, a strange surprise!

A world of beauty, all the smiles

That I forgot how to express…

A true love and nothing of less!

The portrait of me -yesterday-

Now let me go, what do you say?”

I hugged him tight,

I closed the book,

my favorite novel and my favorite guy

and, right before saying goodbye,

“I love you too, Dorian Gray!”