a list of considerations

16 Aug, 2023

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