Surely you heard
The stream babbling about us
The trees whispering amongst the wind
And the leaves crunching under our careful steps
The squirrels and turtles
Veering everyone away from us
I'll be sure to play this cassette back

Perhaps
The gentle sigh of the wind in the trees
The giggle of the mermaids that live in the stream
The happy and casual conversation between birds floating high above
Every rock's jagged surface, laced with soft moss and dew
And bittersweet candy that lingers on my lips and fingers
Perhaps
These are good things.

I wonder quite often
If it's like feeling sunshine on your arms and legs
After being slowly frozen
While being taught white history
If it's like putting on traditional clothes
And strutting proudly around town
If it's like cool water
Tickling your scalp
After this week's hottest day of the century
Is it the feeling you get when you've finally got new tires
And 65 down the toll road late at night
Feels just as smooth as the bass rumbling in your spine
Is it the same as letting go of someone
Who didn't understand
You needed a much bigger ***
So you could really bloom into the flower you knew you were
Perhaps one day I'll know
Till then, I have to be home by 9.

A definition that I clung to
As if my actions need defining
As if my characteristics need meaning
As if what belonged to me, my image,
Truly was never mine.

I'll miss you.
But you'll come back.
You always do.
You're a part of me.
One day I'll have less of you.
But it's ok.
You're just
Hair.

Y'know when you wake up in a good mood, and your whole body is warm and fuzzy, and the sun doesn't hurt your eyes, the blankets are holding you exactly where you need them to?
That's you.
That's what you make me feel.
That's how much I think I love you.