Romance & Relationships
Creature on Fire
This is a creature on fire with love, but it’s still scary since most people think love only looks like one thing, instead of the whole world.
Coming Soon
I know I promised I wouldn’t complain, she said,
but I’m not ready to start just yet.
Confusion
It took me a long time, she said,
to stop confusing safety with love.
Clear Choice
I read somewhere that if given a choice between sex & peace of mind, she said, most people would choose peace. Personally, I said, I do fine with a little anxiety.
Brown Thumb
When they met the first time, he said he had a brown thumb
because all his plants kept dying & she laughed &
would not give him her number.
Blue Squares
We lay there & looked up at the night sky &
she told me about stars called blue squares & red swirls &
I told her I’d never heard of them. Of course not, she said,
the really important stuff they never tell you.
You have to imagine it on your own.
Body Map
I have seen the map of her body a thousand times &
there are still places there I will never stop to understand.
Body Stuff
This is a box filled with things that make your body tingle & she’s saving it
for some time when she’s in a long-term relationship & can make better use of it.
Big Hat
I said I could not see her eyes under her hat & she smiled mysteriously & said she liked it that way.
Big Plans
Your job is to focus on my personal happiness, she said, & I’ve got big plans, so break time is over.
Better Childhood
It’s only fair when I yell at you, she said to me once. You had a better childhood.
Being Right
If you’re right & I’m not, I’m going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.
Beginning
he followed the sun & she followed the stars & in dreams they listened closely for the beginning of all things, for that was where they knew they’d find each other
Backup Husband
You can’t just say stuff like that, she told me, people will think you’re serious & I nodded & said I know & won’t they be surprised when they finally figure it out & she shook her head & said she should probably make plans then for a backup husband.
Bad Argument
I don’t believe in love, he said & I nodded & said I’d heard that argument before & it always ends badly & he couldn’t think of another thing to say.
Aiming Low
I need you to come home soon, she said. I’m walking around like a woman who’s let herself go.
Almost Beyond
She laid on my chest & her breathing filled me almost to beyond what I could hold.