I love all of your flaws.
Our
[teasing words driffting in flurries
of snow that fell
when you could have caught me
up in a parallel universe
where time stood still
and so did I.]
friendship
[built on a playground
where the swing set taught us trivial
details, paused moments of
what happens next
to your smirking arrogance and bare
walls.]
began
[reving the engine, kickstart to
"Let's go"
sit someplace where thoughts spill
hot chocolate down my too nervous fingers
lingering on the space between
us and comprehension.]
the way it ended
[blurred intentions filling
the lines we never crossed
off our infinite list
of things we'll do together
or apart.]
with hope and half truths.
[teasing words driffting in flurries
of snow that fell
when you could have caught me
up in a parallel universe
where time stood still
and so did I.]
friendship
[built on a playground
where the swing set taught us trivial
details, paused moments of
what happens next
to your smirking arrogance and bare
walls.]
began
[reving the engine, kickstart to
"Let's go"
sit someplace where thoughts spill
hot chocolate down my too nervous fingers
lingering on the space between
us and comprehension.]
the way it ended
[blurred intentions filling
the lines we never crossed
off our infinite list
of things we'll do together
or apart.]
with hope and half truths.