amanda

amanda Jul 2020

i may have despised
for the longest time
that she was your sun

but you’re my moon

and i guess what
i’m trying to say is—

every one of my nights
would be darker
without her light
all over you

i wouldn’t have him
if he didn’t have her

she’s a hot and necessary evil
for my hot and brilliant
best friend

amanda Jul 2020

size zero

it’s a shame
that running from
healthy relationships
doesn’t burn calories

i’d be a size zero

amanda Jul 2020

now

i had no idea how to sew
the first few times
love asked me to stitch up
my own heart

~~~

you should see
what i can do
with a needle and thread
now

...

amanda Jul 2020

2 and 4am

2 and 4am
look the same

the unrelenting dark—
the fear that this night
won’t give light to day

2 and 4am
look the same

but 2 and 4am
are not the same

2 hours closer
to finding direction
in the east

just remember, my dear,
the sun has never
not come up

just. keep. spinning.

amanda Jul 2020

to be a daughter to a mother

to assign each other
the best intentions

to love with the grace
that only forgiveness indulges

to fight for one another’s peace
armed with the strength of our own

amanda Jul 2020

u and i

there are twenty-four
letters in the alphabet
without u and i

but there are zero words
i want to spell

amanda Jul 2020

to ryan

when they write about us,
they won’t capture
the strength of our friendship
in hours together,

but in miles apart

i don’t have to be
in the same state as you
to be close to you

god i love that