As I speed through a yellow light She presses her first ******* to her lips Then touches the roof of my car with them She shuts her eyes
I don’t ask her why I just trust her intentions
In the same way I don’t believe in anything myself Save for the passion that takes hold of others When they believe
I like what that looks like
The word believe when broken down First means to live “Be” means to exist as Or to live
And “Lieve” means love And I think about the bravery it takes To believe in anything And the bravery it takes to love And how that same bravery is made by love
How many stupid things have we done Just by loving someone?
How many arguments are there against a belief In anything?
I don’t believe in god But I believe in you
When I watch you do things Like superstitious knee **** reactions To keep the light yellow a little longer
So on the ride home I do the same thing As the sun bends it’s yellow into red over a horizon That is kissing our sunburnt necks
Because I want this car ride to last a little longer
Even though we say nothing And you don’t ask why for the last fifteen minutes I’ve had my fingers pressed to the roof of my car A satisfied smile pressing back my cheeks
You just trust that I feel this means something
So maybe you don’t believe in love But you believe in something And by doing so You are partaking in love on some weird level Subconsciously Like breathing
But I want this car ride to last a little longer So I say nothing Let the wind **** the silence like white-noise It’s as close to prayer As either of us Will ever get