I hope you fall in love
with a writer or a poet
because you'll be immortal
in their work before you know it.

I hope you find someone
as amazing as Dickinson or Poe
who's able to describe the beautiful
things about you from your head to your toes,
someone willing to write paragraphs
about how you drink your iced espresso,
or write an entire novel inspired by
your favorite crime documentary shows.

Fall in love with a writer or a poet
and whether you'll agree or object,
you'll learn that in that someone's eyes,
you're nothing less than perfect.

— karen, 02.18.22