love should be easy
you said to me

and my mind immediately jumped to laying in your bed at 2 am that november night when we kissed for the first time
sheets tangled between our legs
the tea you made me getting colder by the second on your bedside table

i didn’t care
i just wanted to drink you up
take in all the words you were saying
string your laughter around my neck
memorize the shape of your collarbone
tattoo your lips on my neck

i never wanted to leave that room
secretly hoped you’d wrap me up in your comforter
and never let me go

if i close my eyes
i can still feel the warmth of your hand on mine

and it felt easy

it felt easier with you than it’s ever felt before

but it’s too early and
i’ve been known for feeling too much too soon

so i don’t say that
i don’t say any of it

i don’t tell you that being with you felt so second nature that i never stopped to consider anything else

but i wanted to