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I am thankful for Nai. Zaida. Adrienne. Hinrich. BORJA. Carlos. Maria. Virginia. Tex. Maximillian. Kissing in bathandbodyworks. Kissing in toysrus. Kissing under blankets. Kissing on tiptoe. Kissing as an answer. Kissing through tears. Beating hearts. Spanishfrenchrussiangerman. Mexico. Brazil. Portuguese. My cousin chris, my bovo, my nana. My family. I am thankful that the sun rises everyday without needing to be woken up. I am so so so so thankful that you treasure me, please treasure me, please don’t let me go. I am thankful for liz and caroline and their mother and father. For travis. For people who think I am a ghost, for people who know I am real. I am thankful for whitney online. Paper, pens, every color. I am thankful for sleepingbags and stars. Orion, will you never let me go. I am thankful for the smell of wine, the smell of vanilla. Coffee. I am thankful for tofu. Red wine vinegar. Any vinegar. Icecubes. Tennis rackets, knees and bruised knees. Thank you for thinking that im beautiful, that im something to behold. I am thankful for bindings. The way that the spaces between words look like rivers. I am so thankful for clothing, I would be cold without it. My slippers. Seeing movies. Being able to type. I am thankful for doors that don’t close. Vicks vapo rub. Whipped cream. Chocolate. I am thankful for Velcro. Construction paper, crayons, glue. You. I am thankful for you. Teeth, mouths, lips, tongues. Hands. Thank you so much for holding my hand, thank you so much for holding my hand. I am thankful for burnt tongues even, I like the way they feel long after they’ve burnt. Muscle pains. Heart pains. Your pains and my pains. Windowpanes. I am thankful for burtsbees. and and showers at night and baths and elbows and owls. Feeling sleepy at night. Bicycles. The ocean, sensuality. Fire and ice. I am so thankful that you, nai, asked me to get a bagel with you and then asked me to that concert and that other concert and to go to your house I am so thankful for you. I am thankful for people I admire, for man ray, diane arbus, ee cummings, imogen heap. I am SO THANKFUL for regina spektor and ariana. Thank you rain, thank you moon, thank you sunshine. I have confidence in sunshine. god bless zaida. Don’t let her cry tonight.