National Poetry Month day 30

Love & Life

maybe love

and life

can be as simple as

ice cream and fries

shared in the evening

taking care of someone’s knee

when it’s bleeding

like whispers and fingers intertwined

a comfortable silence while sitting in the car

like church pews

and knees falling

while all mouths whisper

hymns from shared books.

i still believe

in loving someone simply

and tragically

and more than your heart can handle

failing

and retrying

seeing who you can’t live without

and never letting them go

through fights

and long nights

never going to bed

when you’re still angry

it goes on

like saying “i love you”

when you truly mean it.