I want to tell you I love you

I want to tell you  I love you 

I love you and your smiles

Your voice even though I’m still learning your language

The way your hands hold things 

A basketball 

Your sisters hand 

A plate full of beans and rice and tortillas 

The way you text me late at night asking questions 

I think my Spanish is getting better 

I love you even while my heart keeps flashing red warning lights

I’ll keep ignoring how hard long distance is and I know it’s not possible 

I think I’ll love you anyway 

Your curly hair and tight white shirt

I’ll love the memories because I don’t think they will ever leave my mind

The hug goodbye that I still feel around my chest like a pinprick or firework I can’t tell the difference 

I will love you for a while and I’ll remember you forever