Poetry by Tommy

The Devil I Date

So there's this boy..
Typical right?
Wrong.
This boy, I don't need him and he doesn't need me, we arnt dependent on one another.
This boy knows how strong I am, maybe even more than I do.
This boy knows he can't control me and he knows he doesn't even want to try.
This boy actually respects me.
This boy isn't perfect, and he knows it.
But this boy is able to love me because he loves himself.
We aren't the center of each others lives.
And we don't need to be.
We are content to exist WITH each other, not BECAUSE of each other.
We are passing comments during movies, soft words spoken in the wee hours of the night.
We are uncontrollable laughter as one tickles another.
We are sassy words unable to hold in a smile while they are being spoken.
We are clicking tongues in a secret code that says "I love you"
We are inside jokes and movie quotes.
We challenge each other, in good ways and in bad.
We are balance still trying to be worked out.
We are regretted words and heartfelt apologies.
We are forgiveness and mercy.
We are us, and that's all we need to be.