we all want to love
and be loved

the right way

4-14-25   7:50pm

I ran into you the other day
at the local coffee shop

please don't look at me like that
like no time has passed
like you're genuinely happy to see me

why do you surround yourself with them?
they dim your light
they suffocate your soul

I can see you trying to break free
like a bird from a cage
a thought from a brain

to think I still get nervous around you
as if time hasn't passed


interesting how the universe makes us run into each other
it's not the first time
but i'm hoping it's the last

cigarettes after *** playing in my ears
I look up
it's cloudy
I lose my footing
and smile to myself

it's warm again

we met in the winter
but became strangers by spring

you called and left a voicemail
what song were you singing?

3-8-25   11:59pm

she opens the door
and invites him in
she leaves it open
for him to decide

stay
or
leave

which will he choose?

but it doesn't matter
because she has herself
her beauty
her grace
her humor
her integrity
and most importantly
a huge
beating heart
filled with love