aslan fenwick /capitol

mind jagged caught, teeth stuck he
hands midas an empty cup.
liquid gold in amber hue splashes,
steaming over the lip,
"I give you so little and in return, this."
his apology falls flat, midas only grins;
aslan learns about unconditional love.

he left him once, heartbroken there was always something wrong and school got too much
besides midas smelled like smoke and
late nights and distractions– wrong timing
aslan had to be the best and midas did too.
"I'm not going to sleep my way to the top."
fire burning rage, embers cutting
through dark it hurt.

but it always hurts and one night in a theatre,
after a bottle of wine at dinner with friends,
what to do when you're alone plays and
aslan goes to see midas' first certified flop.

it's a shit romance about a med
student and a young director who
meet on the set of a movie.

he falls in love all over again
but calls him angry anyway,
"It wasn't roses, it was daisies,
on our first date you brought
me daisies and I loved them and
I loved you for it."

because he'd never wanted grandeur
and hearing his voice is so nice that
aslan refuses to hang up until he comes
to the theatre to get him

and when he opens the car door,
there on the front seat,
a daisy.