I once woke up in the middle of the night and saw the silhouette of your side from the light of your television.
I smiled and imagined driving a car over the curve of your hip into the dip of your side.
I imagined all the hands that held onto your back that didn’t appreciate the way it carried you when you wanted to stop trying.
I wondered if the next girl would appreciate these tiny things about you.
I wondered if she'd watch you nod while a cigarette hung loose from your lips as you drove.
I wondered if she’d watch you drive with your knees, carefully trying to drink your third cup of black hot coffee.
I wonder if she’d care that the demons that slept behind those blue eyes were whispering again or if you had even told her of how they tormented you.
I wondered if her skin would sear as you moved her hair from her face.
I wondered if she could make you blush how I have.
I wondered if you would let her in deeper than I was allowed.
I wondered if you had told her of the nights I held your face while you cried.
I wondered if you could teach her how to love you as hard as I tried.
I wonder if you make her feel like home?
Nov 20, 2017
Nov 20, 2017 at 3:57 PM UTC
I once woke up in the middle of the night and saw the silhouette of your side from the light of your television.
I smiled and imagined driving a car over the curve of your hip into the dip of your side.
I imagined all the hands that held onto your back that didn’t appreciate the way it carried you when you wanted to stop trying.
I wondered if the next girl would appreciate these tiny things about you.
I wondered if she'd watch you nod while a cigarette hung loose from your lips as you drove.
I wondered if she’d watch you drive with your knees, carefully trying to drink your third cup of black hot coffee.
I wonder if she’d care that the demons that slept behind those blue eyes were whispering again or if you had even told her of how they tormented you.
I wondered if her skin would sear as you moved her hair from her face.
I wondered if she could make you blush how I have.
I wondered if you would let her in deeper than I was allowed.
I wondered if you had told her of the nights I held your face while you cried.
I wondered if you could teach her how to love you as hard as I tried.
I wonder if you make her feel like home?
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