Swimming Lessons: Poems. Lili ReinhartЧитать онлайн книгу.
cracked open.
I told myself
that I would never let you be
the one that got away.
it seems to be our winter,
so I’ll try to make
snow angels in your
cigarette smoke.
he laid down his pen
after a few quiet moments.
and there were no marks
on the corner of the page,
where his hand
had been resting.
the ink had run dry.
there was nothing.
nothing left.
If you give love and project
your heart into the world,
you will receive it in return.
Maybe not right away,
but eventually.
I’m living proof.
I kept loving.
I didn’t give up.
And I finally got it back.
Don’t give up on what your
heart tells you.
Don’t ignore the thoughts
that keep you up at night.
How is it possible
that the moment your
breath meets mine
my lungs become so clear,
it’s as if I had been silently
suffocating.
I hope you look at me like
you do the sky.
Standing,
breathless,
admiring my colors.
My heart feels heavy today
but not because of sorrow.
It feels full
or swollen.
It’s like I’ve discovered a new
compartment inside myself
with all this room left to fill.
And I’m filling it,
easily,
with you.
I feel you
latching onto a piece
of myself that will only
continue to grow,
as I grow.
You are engraved in me,
settling comfortably into
my empty spaces.
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