because it is worth repeating.
it's like we just met. when i pinned my bangs back for the very first time that year. & the homely girl warning me from her backseatrightwindow telling me you were nothing but trouble. says who. i've never known anyone to be so genuinely good. no poisons, no labels, no lies. red striped shirt, redeyeshadowcirclesaroundmyeyes. green below me & creaky wooden balcony close after. louder than loud than night, but i couldnt even hear what they were saying. the noise just echoed around you like a picture frame & i couldnt help myself. you didnt want to but you did & it changed your life & now look at us. an age difference once so severe now so laughable & comfortable & accepted. it's taken so long but here we are.
the few differences:
one small gap in my two front teeth now closed & glamourized; two toenails twice removed on either side under your evergoofyshoes; a handful of hair from the slowlycreepingback hairline i love so much; the presence of a long awaited lawfulness in our no no spots & what we chose to do with them (whateverthatmaybethankyou); a newfound acceptance from every important person in our respective lives;
& most importantly -- you used to taste like applejuice&faint grape bubblegum with a slight hint of clingynervousnessohpleasestaywithme. lately you taste like rootbeer&forever.
the few differences:
one small gap in my two front teeth now closed & glamourized; two toenails twice removed on either side under your evergoofyshoes; a handful of hair from the slowlycreepingback hairline i love so much; the presence of a long awaited lawfulness in our no no spots & what we chose to do with them (whateverthatmaybethankyou); a newfound acceptance from every important person in our respective lives;
& most importantly -- you used to taste like applejuice&faint grape bubblegum with a slight hint of clingynervousnessohpleasestaywithme. lately you taste like rootbeer&forever.