a list of considerations
think not of what love 'is' or what it ought to be
instead, consider this:
- tears shed under a black sky and a full moon
- a familiar street sign, intersection, traffic light
- coming home to people, not a place
- the sun rising from the same window, casting shadows on your face in the same way
- exchanged gifts
- popped water balloons, a child's tiara, matching pj's, a shared meal, the corner store down the street, an old notebook, a reluctance to say goodbye, an inability to