Saturday, February 20, 2016

I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

Being with you is like the beginning of a roller coaster. 
I don't know how it's going to go,
But I know it's going somewhere,
And that's enough.
I've spent forever standing in the same place & watching other people ride but now I'm buckling in. 

3...

I lean against you & watch you smile. 
I don't think that's something I can get tired of because I love the way your face crinkles. You laugh and your shoulder rubs against mine, your chest rising & falling in a rhythm that feels familiar. This. This is enough right now. 

I'm sure there will be ups & downs & twist & turns, I can already feel them in the tips of my fingers. 
But all I can see clearly is my hair flying behind me & the thrum of the air against my face before it races into my lungs & throws my brain into a spin & my heart into a panic & the thrill of being alive strikes my soul like a matchstick. 

2...

And I like you because when you catch me staring at you in the middle of class, you lock eyes with me & wiggle your eyebrows because you know it'll make me laugh. 

My feet are dangling & my heart is racing & I watch the ground ready to leave it. 

1...
 
I trace the scars on your hands lightly like I'm trying to find a city on a road map, which isn't hard because lately all I can think about is holding them. 

But whether you hold me or not,

We're about to go somewhere, 
& that's always better than standing still.

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