i am in love with
the way you pull
the sleeves of your
sweatshirt over your
fingertips in the winter
& then of course the way
you rub my hands between
your's, while shakily laughing
through a bitter shiver

i am in love with
rubbing your back
on a rainy night
because your mind
is so filled with pretty
thoughts, you can't
silence it for sleep
i am in love with
the way your spine feels
beneath my palm

i am in love with you
and how you quietly
walk away
when you are mad
and how you scream
when you are anxious
and how you kiss harder
when you are sad

you are the warmth in my tears
*the only love i want to be in