Big Three
Kaitlyn Chesleigh virgo sun ask me what i wish they would say, what i wish they would ask, what i wish to share. marvel at my introspection. ask me what i notice about you, that no one else seems to. i only wish for you to observe me just as i observe you. i know you. do you even know me at all? pisces moon let me listen to your deepest thoughts, the ones you swallow in fear of drowning in them. let me swim in them. let me pull you out of the dark depths so we can float together in this quiet abyss of being. my head may not remain above water but my air belongs to you, anyway. you can breathe through me. libra rising tell me that i take your breath away. that i light up the room, that the mere thought of my smile brings one to your own face. tell me my voice sounds like honey and sunshine— a pool of warmth you can’t wait to drown in, day after day.
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