I ASKED HER WHAT HER FAVORITE THING WAS
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD
I ASKED AND SHE SAID:
"YOUR LAUGH IS GOLD"
"YOUR SKIN IS VELVET"
"YOUR BLOOD IS AIR"
"YOU ARE MY BREATH"
"YOU ARE MY HEART"
"YOU ARE MY SEA; YOU ARE MY MYSTERY"
THEN , SHE PRESSED TWO FINGERS TO MY WRIST
AND I SWEAR SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
AND I SWEAR SHE LOOKED LIKE AN ANGEL. SHE LOOKED LIKE THE COLLISION OF FALLEN STARS AND SUMMER NIGHTS AND DRIPPING ICE CREAM DOWN MY CHIN AND MOTHER'S KISSES THAT I NEVER FELT AND ROSE COLORED COTTEN CANDY STUCK TO MY BENT FINGERTIPS AND STICKY AGAINST MY DARK GUMS.
"DO YOU FEEL THAT?"
I SHOOK MY HEAD. I WAS EMPTY. I WAS NOTHING. SHE WAS A GODDESS, OH YES SHE WAS.
"THAT IS MY HEART, BENEATH YOUR SKIN. LOVE YOURSELF IF YOU LOVE ME."
I LOVED HER.
SO I GUESS SHE MADE ME LOVE ME, TOO.
