I held her hand and tried to keep my voice from shaking as I whispered to her my love.
She squeezed mine in return, smiled that sweet smile of hers, and said she felt the same.
She traced the jawline covered in fat but for once I felt beautiful, her hands were in my hair and her lips were so so close to mine.
Then she kissed me in the dark so no one could see.
II.
I told her who I was and she loved me anyway.
Even though sometimes she had a girlfriend, and other times just a capsule of spiky-haired affection.
She loved me in my binder and in my bra, with my ******* and my briefs, she said it didn't matter.
But she kissed me in the dark so her mother wouldn't see.
III.
We were both at a party, but from different social classes.
We both wound up in a quiet room, and I wanted him to notice me.
He started talking and I let my mind wander; talking made it seem real, as if maybe, by some force of the world, we could actually be together.
He smiled enough for me to know it was because of me, and he let his hands brush mine for a minute.
And in the dim glow from the pary, our reflections came nearer and nearer on the glass doors giving way to the milky snow outside, and as snow fell gently down to earth my heart melted from the joy I felt.
Then he kissed me in the dark so his friends wouldn't see.
IV.
Yes I know you love me, and you make it clear your care, but when you hide me away from the people in your life I feel as if I shouldn't be there.
Yes you've whispered happiness, and assured me of my beauty, but when you ignore me when you're out in public, is it because you're ashamed of me?