I
didn’t
go into this
expecting to care. I didn’t try
to feel something.
But then
you looked over at me,
And I felt whole.
You are a lantern
Lighting up
the cracked cement ground I stand
upon,
warm, strong hands
drying my tear-stained cheeks
In a
grove of trees in the city
I made eye contact
But dashed my gaze away,
Like a leaf blowing down the
Street.
I like the way you
smile at me like you
are holding my hands in yours.
Surrounded by people running from their truest desires
My eyes are a safe place to rest
and
It feels
like you understand
that I need
To be
tangibly
loved.