love

what is it?

is it a glass of milk and a plate of freshly baked cookies,

warm, soft, crumbly dough against an abyss of creamy white

mouth against cool glass and a fresh and gooey delicacy

what is love?

is it a small wicker basket and a never ending trail of grass,

a nearly perfect picnic folded inside a silky blanket

lying next to it and locking eyes into a piercing yet beautiful sun?

what is love?

is it the sharp stab in your heart while being away from home,

is it the overflowing gratitude for your friends and family

is love the feeling you feel when there is a feeling so

passionate

inside you that it almost…

hurts

happy_the_dog

CA

13 years old

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  • counting

    ten tears that escape from the narrow corners of my eyes

    flowing down my cheeks and onto my lap where they melt and disappear

    even my tears have lost.

    nine questions scribbled into a diary late at night

  • I’m sorry

    I’m sorry that I wasn’t the rings to your Saturn,

    because Saturn had cracked into two;

    I’m sorry that I slipped salt into your sugar,

    yet your sugar was bitter, I cried too.

    I’m sorry that you never learned to care,

  • fall

    warmth,

    pumpkin spice lattes

    hot, spice-soaked coffee drizzled with a splash of cinnamon

    coated with half-melted whipped cream, nestled by the delicate fire,

    comfort,

    your favorite cardigan