We walked too slow, the sun too bold
Your cone began to tilt and fold
You laughed and blamed the July heat
But it was you who made me sweet
You pointed at a cloud that smiled
I watched your fingers all the while
My heart, like sprinkles, danced around
Each time you nearly brushed the ground
Your thumb was pink, your palm was gold
I dared to reach, but didn’t hold
One touch, I swear, and I’d be gone
Like sugar melting into dawn
Your hands were soft with sticky charms
I wanted both inside my arms
No movie scene or fireworks planned
Just summer skin and ice cream hands
You said, “Don’t drop it, it’ll stain”
But I was drunk on sugar rain
The cone collapsed, we made a mess
But somehow that was happiness
You offered me the final bite
The world around us froze in light
I didn’t speak, just let it land
A little love from ice cream hands
Your hands were soft with sticky charms
And now they’re part of all my psalms
I’d trade a lifetime just to stand—
Once more beneath your ice cream hands