I’ve never noticed how light
bends around someone,
until I saw you sit by the sideline,
sunrise on bleachers, pale gold
spilling across your pink cardigan,
your smile shines brighter
than your pearl earrings.
My stomach did something weird,
like bubbles popping one by one
under my ribs,
your eyes meeting mine hit me
like a slap of sunlight
through an iced-fogged window.
The sweet raspberry scent
of your perfume wafts around you,
like I'm sinking into a bed of clouds,
you make everything feel like morning,
you're a burst of flame.
Your voice sounds like a rain lullaby, tapping the roof in the afternoon,
those soft giggles from you
casting rainbows and sunshine,
and before I knew it—
you're my yellow in a world full of blue.
May 16
May 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM UTC
I’ve never noticed how light
bends around someone,
until I saw you sit by the sideline,
sunrise on bleachers, pale gold
spilling across your pink cardigan,
your smile shines brighter
than your pearl earrings.
My stomach did something weird,
like bubbles popping one by one
under my ribs,
your eyes meeting mine hit me
like a slap of sunlight
through an iced-fogged window.
The sweet raspberry scent
of your perfume wafts around you,
like I'm sinking into a bed of clouds,
you make everything feel like morning,
you're a burst of flame.
Your voice sounds like a rain lullaby, tapping the roof in the afternoon,
those soft giggles from you
casting rainbows and sunshine,
and before I knew it—
you're my yellow in a world full of blue.
