here's a poem
for that 2 am feeling

that leaves you in bed
with all your covers on
along with those hot flashes
that cut deep
and sting hard
leaving you without an aspiration in the world

I think this year I’ll get you
A box of diapers
Because you never grew up.

(Dork.)

have you ever loved someone so much that simply saying “i love you” can’t even express how you truly feel?

have you ever loved someone for their heart, not for who they pretend to be?

have you ever loved someone so much that a thousand poems and ten thousand songs aren’t suitable for conveying your love?

have you ever truly loved someone so much that a simple day with them is infinitely better than an extravagant day with anyone in the world?

have you ever truly loved someone so much that you don’t need to change yourself in order for them to love you?

because only then is when you know you truly love someone

the pain is so great
        my whole life is a beating
being a nail *****

Pond lilies basking,
Misty buds of sleepy rain,
  .  .  .  Water envelopes.