Interior

before leaning into you for the first time I didn't realize that

you’re the person that can stitch a smile on my face even when I'm sad 

you’re the person that embraces me because you know

that your heartbeat steady against my face makes me glad

and you’re the person that sees the depth of my interior 

with your hands still dirty from digging up my past 

and when things got bad

you chose to stay even though you had an option 

you still put a smile on my face when I'm sad

you still make me laugh when I'm trying to be mad 

you still finish my problems when I'm the one who caused them 

while not expecting anything in return 

you still give me gifts on random days

while we sit on cheap linoleum floors

thinking about what's yet to come 

you will still willingly see my interior 

and that is all i ask