I could’ve laid there with you forever-
Listening to the sound of your heart beat through...

“You wouldn’t have to chloroform me though...
I was telling you about this unhinged joke I’d...

My fingers curl into the fabric of your hoodie as...
soft, instinctive, unfamiliar in the way safety...

I binge-bought Taylor Swift records
like they could fill the void you left...

“You handled it so well.” they’d said-
but I didn’t...

“To hell with the world.” You’d said-
I’d told you that I don’t trust it to hold my...

You’re healing a heart you didn’t break,
It comes so naturally to you...

I used to joke about your name
as if it didn’t fit you...

My fingers hover on the keyboard of my phone until...
My nose is in need of mint tea and spring storms...

Your features were traced in charcoal,
Not ink...

You showed up and like a girl-
I made jokes of dashboard lights and Christmas...

I told her that she is me-
If I’d had parents the way she has me and her...