i expected a mislabeled can
filled with tap water
i expected to hold hands
when i met your father's daughter
i expected stuffed animals
at the zoo
i expected so much less
and then i got you

Lend me a forehead to kiss,
Forget all the vision in the mist,
We engaged the words that we praise,
Cherish the star that we gaze.

your. possessive.
you're possessed

i climbed the trees
and swung from the branches
i identified the enemy
and assumed a defensive stance
i absorbed their blows
and added them to my collection
i glanced through blood and sweat
and saw it was merely my reflection