the letter said
"yours forever and ever and ever,
Alex"
your eyes said
"you are the lens through which I see everything"
that is significant
to know that I have gathered
(like raspberries in a basket)
that many portions of
your heart
said I can unzip the veins
and slip quietly into its chamber
whenever it rains
(a snug little sleeping bag for my loneliness)
a soul is a living, breathing thing,
always growing back
(when the rains are over,
there will be more raspberries
you will offer them to me)
come May,
"you'll have all that I can possibly give,
forever."
Feb 15, 2015
Feb 15, 2015 at 11:25 AM UTC
the letter said
"yours forever and ever and ever,
Alex"
your eyes said
"you are the lens through which I see everything"
that is significant
to know that I have gathered
(like raspberries in a basket)
that many portions of
your heart
said I can unzip the veins
and slip quietly into its chamber
whenever it rains
(a snug little sleeping bag for my loneliness)
a soul is a living, breathing thing,
always growing back
(when the rains are over,
there will be more raspberries
you will offer them to me)
come May,
"you'll have all that I can possibly give,
forever."
Partly inspired by Ed Sheeran's "Evergreen."
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