my screen lights up
with your notification
as i drink my cereal milk

i don't even stop myself
& wait
or play it cool
i just answer it

i look him in the eyes
and tell him we're done for
& platonic is the new us...

because love, you and i
it's you and i
forever & we're setting the
world on fire with what we've got

as the whole crowd sings, screams, & swoons
all the little lights twinkle & twirl
as we sway to the way we feel...

and all at once everything feels
real & surreal
authentic & mock
true & false
beautiful & tragic
hopeful & helpless
optimistic & pessimistic
simultaneously...

my beltloops were made
for your thumbs to rest in,
pull me in closer,
& hold my hips tight.

there's been a lot of war
in my head lately
but with you, love
it turns into peace.

i never used to
just pick up the phone
i never used to
sing in front of others
i never used to
let someone see me cry
i never used to
trust this easily & never this soon...

but with you,
i just answer the phone, love...
with you
i just do. . .