A Compilation Of Love

A Complication of Love A Story in Pieces By: Jemma Dhruti Krouk Wagner

Love is so many things. I wanted to create to this project to encapsulate love. Love is such a complex emotion and something that isn’t as rare as some might think. Love is something that comes in many forms from taking someone out who is sad to kissing someone in a bar. But it’s not just about loving others it’s about love yourself and how you can bring this strong emotion to life.

I think that Love is something that doesn’t have to be contained but something to share and spread no matter what. Love is something that brings joy and happiness and even peace. It’s easy focus on love when it comes to others and I think most of these pieces are about finding love in others while others find love in you. Love is Beautiful and should be captured in all of its forms.

Clueless I can’t explain it Even I don’t know I felt protected by you You made my brain feel at ease For the first time in years I crave to be in your arms Don’t want to lose you Leaving brings me back Thinking too hard Feeling too big Falling too hard Loving to deep Overwhelming, careless, mysteries Answers I think not

In one’s mind I make these plans with you All the secret of my own home Time just for you and I Hidden moments Just stolen seconds We watch one by one As the cards fall Nothing more nothing less than bliss

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Leap I feel my heartbeat out of my chest Beating in my throat My mind wanders Who knows what the future may hold Can your heart be mine Are you ready for the love I have to give Maybe not But heal as you will Love when you can I see the sparkle in your green eyes Love me with all you have Heartbeats as one Head on your chest Hands intertwined I think this is called falling in love Maybe not Take my hand, follow me Let’s see where this adventure could go

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Rebirth Sleepless nights, thinking of all the possibilities Hoping for some to come true Wanting to capture the way you make me feel Smiles wide as the sky Warmth coiled inside me I see you, tentatively start to feel again Smile with me, love with me I want to love again Happy entwined in my veins Adventure with me, laugh with me Road trips, fall asleep together Cozy in the arms of love Heal me, see me, love me

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Beginnings and ends Dead forests seem like an odd place to be match-making Lurking in the mist in front of me Charmingly eyeing me without my notice Damn, what I missed Only two dates What a click What a tragic miss It should be It should have been us this summer Road-trips and drunken nights, laughing But the ironic part is that this all happened within a week I seemed to have found someone, I clicked with I seemed to have come across the light in my tunnel I felt lost and alone Unsure why you made me feel safe I did get scared of force Even when they mention no harm I can’t explain, for I have no answers Trust didn’t make any sense I smile at our mini Adventure God Damn why can’t feeling be logical It would be easier I wish I was more analytical So I could rationalize how to feel But that’s not me I give until I have nothing left

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Fairy dust So it happened again I caught myself smiling at fantasy in my head For I have drifted off again I want to feel you in my grasp again Tangled into in a dream state hoping the moment will never end But the sadness creeps in A small voice in my head whispers I miss you But my mind grasps at new butterflies and smitten trembles Feeling the skipping of my heart beat Excitement of new love is joyful I just need to remember it’s in my head He won’t love me our lives are hurling in different directions What a shame timing is What a bitch She’s ruined things so many times, Yet here I am hung up on someone who doesn’t even know Secrets tumble around in my head, like clothes in a dryer Driven by heat and passion Confined by my hard walls

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Charmed All the times I think of you Even in my dreams Just the secrets of you and me The moments no one sees I just want you around I miss the way you used to look at me The way my cheeks flush and sparkle The glint in my eyes You make me smile at my phone Giggling a bit in my head I think of you and my heart runs away from my head

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The Fall I feel like I am skydiving, falling head first down a rabbit hole Slightly nauseous Grinning like a rodeo clown Pure joy This is how I feel when I think of you My heart quickens I just want to see you Nervous to even feel you Balancing on the edge Frozen with emotion Snap shot photos, flashing I want to jump into your warm arms Like coming home Should I leap Strive for this feeling This intangible feeling Hold on Once in a thousand lifetimes We leap

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Perfect Sunny Bedroom I feel the touch of your lips Your hand on the small of my back In this moment everything is right I feel consumed by the way you know my body The look that seems to trace familiar curves The eyes that seem to know mine

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Systematic love Comfort, safety, logic, hope Hold me in this moment I want you here You make the world pause Snapping moments together Hearing your heartbeat Breathing synchronized Bodies pressed together Arms wrapped around me Protection Wishing closer was possible In this moment becoming one Laying in bed Consuming each other Breathing in your presence Easy Running my hands through your raven Curls interlocking in my fingers Calm relaxed, at ease Hands around my waist Trailing circles around the small of your back Laying kisses on your forehead Even a few on your lips Surrounded by love, deep love, connect Fate, timing, belief The golden brick road Aligning stars, planets, moons Meant to be

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Lust Look into my eyes Fall into me Hands churning my insides Deep inside awaken me Please you, pleasure you Look into your eyes to see ecstasy Lust, pleasure, bliss Sparkly eyes freckled skin Smiles that make my heart skip Moans that resonate into the walls Goosebumps, gasping Aching for your skin Feeling your warmth Responding to your touch Making you crazy, beg me Screaming for more Body shaking Noises escaping Bring me through bliss Mindlessly feeling Out of my head and body In this moment Take a deep breath Fuck the fear and look at me See the emotion trickle down God take this snapshot Moments engulfing me Look into my eyes

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What am I To You? You call me babe but we’re just friends Look me in the eyes Tell me that you don’t feel it The truth is in your eyes Hide all you want I see what you can not Cuddle my body until I fade away Speak through my thoughts Scream from the rooftops Shamelessly loving someone You can’t tell me that you don’t love me Not in this moment Sugar coating fear People are people Sitting next to me But a million miles away This is something No chance when you could’ve said goodbye I’m just a leaf that won’t fall Fluttering in the wind Finding my toward you Never letting go Following never too far You hold me in the late hours Protected from the world Calm, beside you tangled in you I could get lost in your aqua green eyes Forever could be never Or always I don’t want to let you go Not now, not ever You are something special But what does that mean But were just friends

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Just for Two Tell me what I want to hear Take away the fear Bring on the warmth Be bold and step into the sun Unexpected just clique The old fairytale Something you always said in my head With me, we go Behind closed doors, under bed sheets Secretly whisper in my ear You do often enough The truth is what you utter Spoken in secret moments Just for two

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Orchestra Run your fingers up and down me like a violin Gently stoke all the soft spots I want to feel the warmth of your body Warm bodies, cold sheets Play my heartstrings like smooth piano Staggered breaths coming together with skipping in my chest The beat of my heart, hearing the drums Embrace my shivers, listen to my whispers Intertwined Love or lust Choose me Listen to orchestra Bodies protecting, containing , keeping safe Make me feel, stop my mind escape , but dungeons Hands run down my bumpy spine Cover me Feel me

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Simply The aching heart strings tell a story Frantic butterflies and glimmering eyes say another The body can translate so many things The mind can lie, the body can not Tears trickling down a stoic face Heart skipping a beat Sobbing in the pouring rain Kissing by the water

Screaming into caverns Giggling at concerts Thinking under trees Holding hands at the movies Feeling numb Loving life No more you But yes to the beginnings

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Honeymoon phase Heart skipping, impending meeting Smitten smiles, quiet text tone nights Witty word and unknown conversations If only I could be near you Distance is a asshole, he never comprises Twinkling eyes, warm stomachs, cold alcohol But I am loser with you Make me giggle from my chest Your mind fascinates me I always want to know more Hearing from you makes my day Funny how fast things can change Longing to wake up, in your safe arms Protected from the world

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Country Roads Crickets chirping in the fields Sitting in a dimly lit car Looking at you from the driverside I want drive and never stop Scream into the void, that i love you God how I love you Consuming mind altering love Just something as simple as a chemical reaction

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I’d walk to the end of the earth Just to feel you next to me My inside contract, holding me I can’t explain this feeling This intangible emotion I feel this moment in my bones Down to the core of me You cut deep, we connect No one can deny that We’re a joke The lengths we go Masking happiness So no matter where we go Repeating is what we do Around we go around and around Which one will break first Push, pull, closer, closer Becoming one, tied in a moment Made up like a quilt Patch by patch Overlap combined together One

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This morning I realized I love you Just like that, when you handed me a cup of coffee I see the way that you look at me But it’s like a light switch went off Maybe its not’s not all consuming love But maybe it shouldn’t be I just want to feel the way I feel when I see you

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Miss You I miss you It’s not just your smile And the way you make me laugh I miss the way you look at me I miss the adventures Simple things like getting pizza The way your mouth curls when you’re happy Even just sitting curled up on a chair waiting for you Your presence makes me feel a little lighter I miss you The warmth you give off when helping others I miss the way your car smells I miss you seeing you around Knowing your okay I wish it wasn’t so hard Shouldn’t I stop But I can’t bring myself to I want the sparkle in my eye I miss the way you tease me I want the butterflies, but more than that I want you here

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Into the infinite universe Projecting intention You being one of them Somehow, undefined None the less powerful Unbreakable, unique Can’t run or hide Must be ready to look Perfect timing, fate I’ll wait, don’t tell But truth be told connection is profound Unlike any other, unexplainable Undeniable You feel it, i feel it. Feel it More important than expected Perfect timing Scream into the void Unapologetically honest Nowhere to go, just forward Together , you and I Conquering, exploring, experiencing Loving, healing , being Partners in crime You and I

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Meet me where the cards fall This is infinite We are where we are Just be with me Here in this moment Nothing but us Breathing together Why does my mind drift to these moments The one of a kind

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Is this love Am I supposed to feel crazy Maybe obsessive But too many moments For me to be alone I see you in the shadows Lurking behind, watching Your body tells a secret story Honestly we both know We have to see the writing on the wall Take my hand, guide the way The leap is coming Be there with me Catch the falling elements What’s holding you back Can I fix it ?

Not my job or duty Live and let live Reach for the stars with me Open your heart to me Like you already have Look it in the eye Love deep and louder Trust the things you can not see Come to me in the middle of the night When everything is striped away Standing one by one In this infinite moment

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Flying down the road at 193 Wind in my hair Heart on my sleeve Kiss me under the stars Never let go Summer nights blazing heat Fires, beaches, rain Fall in love with yourself The night whispers Eyes capture hidden love You make my heart skip I can see the lust in your eyes Consuming every inch You make me smile Maybe laugh a little too hard too But sired into my mind is you Looking at you in the passenger seat

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Here’s to loving you Not what I expected, but not for lack of beauty Just locked in a box My own insecurity But your beauty charms me Fascinates me Such a wonder Making you smile is the goal Laughing, crying , doing nothing

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Heart beat The dictation One - two - one - two Pulsing muscle , an automatic delivery service, a red river Chemicals flying like psychopathic motorcyclists An old oiled body Contracting fibers Oxygen and carbon The heart holds blood Love filled blood First kisses, starry nights Warm embraces Laughter from slimmy bodies Campfires and chilly winds Arms and smoke Cigarettes and hope The heart, what helps, what heals and cherishes

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Questions without answers Ready to curl up in a ball and die You always come along at the best of times You make me feel sane Calming my mind and easing my pain Like a knight in shining armour Traveled far but connected Show me how you love me, again Just by being you Supportive, kind, thoughtful Lovers to friends Close to closer Guardian to monitor You created an equation, you never knew But you never could solve this

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Maze of memories Minds, complicated, twisted A red door with loose metal lock, swaying in the breeze I hear the boat house door slam closed I feel love, of the summer , in the air Fond memories, complicated feelings

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Does this is happen Does this happen to anyone else My heart has run away with my head, Not that it’s very difficult My mind..

My mind likes to wander away sometimes to an amusement park with cotton candy and popcorn Other times to graveyards and empty parking lots I am slave to my wandering mind Blessed when she’s tired and needs rest But just going through the motions isn’t exactly relaxing

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Changes Distance‌ the most unchangeable Maybe something to overcome The time will come Only time will tell Hearts know nothing but love I see how you look at me Especially when no one is looking You gaze into my eyes I’m alone with you in the world Twinkling blue aqua eyes Skin on skin Sparks flying under my skin Stay like this forever This moment imprinted in my mind Fuck, I think I am falling But maybe we're just friends We just care more than we know Follow your heart of hearts Deeply look at me Share these moments

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I hate you I hate you I have to write down all the reasons I hate you I need to stop feeling consumed by the pain and love that i felt I need to remember why I need to stop I need to stop or i’ll die You used me and broke me and took everything I had and more Why would I want to feel like I need to hold you some days Fuck I hate you I am fully consumed by everything I have all the reasons in the world to want to forgot everything I want to be free fuck, fuck , fuck Why can’t I forget Why do I feel a pull to things that I miss It’s all tangled up with abuse and heartache Tangled in pain Why can’t I be okay Why why why Help me

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Move forward I don’t want to dream about you anymore It’s honestly confusing Each night you try to apologize I never take it, but Istill want it Answer my questions Closure is a wish, no more pain I don’t understand it’s been so long Someone, makes me smile It’s no longer you, thank god Let me go, you need to let me go You can’t fix this I loved you so much but let me go

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Love Me Love me, send me a sign that you loved me I’d run to you without a second thought Comfort in familiar arms The arms I miss so much Listening to heartbeat that calms me Wrapped in arms that I feel safe in That I miss The bed that helped me escape from the world God I miss you Everything about you The kisses i miss sparkling around me The simple joy of having you Despite everything; what we had was real for me Maybe not for you I can’t miss you Toxic, but honest Did you love me?

Why did you do this I cared so much You took me out of like the garbage No goodbyes, no I love yous I didn’t want to lose you But you left, anyways Nothing to save, just shreds Heartbroken Glass crushed Nothing, no answers just questions

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After all this time After all this time I finally saw you It’s not what I expected Not even close The love is faded, but not gone Still the boy I used to know Secrets kept in the car walls Stolen kisses and cigarette holes Cold blue eyes staring Your heartbeat still sounds the same The taste of your lips has changed But this still seems sorta right Maybe this is the end The epic love turns out to be not so Epic You say you became everything I never wanted But what you don’t know is We have all become someone else Lovers to friends to lovers Nothing makes too much sense Just the sound of your voice I’m finally set free Yet I found my way back to an old friend And that makes me smile

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Retired The memory in my head is faded All tied cup like frayed carpet I missed you But I still have a feeling A feeling, I am better off God how I missed you You made me realize that i’m winning Still caught up by the lust that follows me I didn’t miss you like I thought Just the memories I think I knew But they are no more real than the plastic candy hearts I loved you But I do not miss you anymore

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Disgust It makes me sick that I miss you I really can’t deny it anymore But I needed to see it See that I was right You became this washed up man that twice your age This sad trainwreck I saw coming Faded, alone, lost and even sad Me with my eager sparkly eyes begging to help you Not anymore We can’t be the way we used to be I don’t fit in the box anymore The girl I used to be Remember who I was I can’t deny it anymore I miss you but I don’t want you

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Unexplainable

I started to think of you today So the higher power threw a bone to me No more going back Don’t even look Rise from the ashes Create a new path , where there is none Do the things you never could, but wanted Laugh a little harder, love a little deeper Make wishes, on shooting stars Tell him you love him Get that haircut, buy that dress Try and make life a little less sad Fly high, touch the stars Let the universe sing Life will move forward And so will you

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Little things Little details finally free All the pieces connect I’m not that girl, anymore You saw beyond the shattered soul The beauty, kindness and resilience Strength I never knew I had Beyond the broken I wonder what you see What do you see now?

Before I met you I cried in my car everyday Numb, hurt , lost , utterly broken You’ve never made me feel this Only beautiful, smart , funny and kind You see me and my value Grateful forever Connected deeply Loved

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Contradiction Unsure, every minute of everyday I want love but i also want to run Tormenting too many Scared to love, paralyzed to trust Break free from chains But the cage is mine I want to be let go, but I’m already free Trapped in a broken mind The past pulling from behind Repercussions rattling But i want to be loved By who is unknown When i have no idea The future holds the answers, I don’t have

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Carry me wherever I go My head pays you a visit Magical place, all in my heart Where I was born Community, not alone Light guiding Touching my heart In touch Watching the sunset Sitting by, laying on others Walking in the pine trees By the pond Sitting in the pine grove Writing on cabin walls Laying by the lake Friendships cemented in my heart Minds merging, hearts beat as one Speaking the truth Sharing love, giving love Life long imprints Crying, laughing , loving Simple love, deep love Together connected forever Full circle, entangled in life Coming back, never leaving Special place

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Complication Hard to explain, I am not in love But friendship doesn’t seem right either It makes no sense You made me safe from day one gave me back a piece of myself

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You helped fix the broken Never even knew Helped me feel okay My power came back Maybe it’s how you look at me Or how you make me feel I love you but I am not in love I’m damaged but not broken It doesn’t make any sense But it never did From moment one There is no handbook for damaged or connection Just trial and error Lust and trust Safe and secure Unknown and unexplainable

Over Closure something I thought I’d never had But today I feel nothing From everything to just a dull dislike I’m not so small anymore

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Overthinking Here we go again Back in my head But here we are I can deny the things you’ve said Connection, safety, happiness per say But where does that leave us Obligation and barriers Maybe that’s for the best Holding on to something But what, not even sure Are you ?

But maybe this isn’t worth it You make the world a little brighter You make me laugh a little harder Even bring glow I never knew I had But at what cost The gravitational pull

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The riddles that suddenly make sense Yet when I look at you I don’t even know I am not sure of anything but The world will keep spinning And I’ll keep breathing And the complexities will come Despite this unknown

Fortune-Telling I don’t know anything But neither do you Life is full of unimaginable twists and turns Nothing makes any sense

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Maybe it never has Yet here we are standing here as equals Solving the mysteries that we didn’t know were there Answering questions that make no sense God knows I don’t have the right answers I can’t deny the evidence or even the suggestion Maybe that’s my flaw But why are you asking the question The spark in my heart needs to be smoldered I am not just this entertainment Yet i never felt like i wasy But this doesn’t make any sense But what about this

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Smart-ass Nothing about this makes sense Yet you have the answer for everything else You’re confusing and kind Whenever you’re sound smiles creep up Why is that?

You don’t even know me But you know how to solve me like a math equation You shared kindness before you knew

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more than my name Gave me the time of day before I even knew you cared But why this doesn’t make any sense Why point out my oblivious bliss Complication after complication Yet I still want to be here Why I’m not here to cause trouble or harm Just here

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Mirror Look into my eyes and tell me what you see I see insecurity But you see perfection I can tell you all the reasons to not take a chance Yet come up with all the reasons to step forward and sing Only takes one choice to change the future Certainly uncertain

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Saturday Night is for The Boys Drunk at 10pm Your all that’s on my mind I just want you to smile at me I want to hold you next to me Skin on skin I miss the feeling of your skin At 10pm Losing this game Drunk at 10pm God how I wish to be the girl in the living room The one that holds your hand When I am drunk at 10pm

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Fantasy I dream of a day that will never happen I want you to look at me the way I look at you The way that I trace your every move Holding on to every word Looking at the smile that creeps on to your face I know your smiling at her but I can dream

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Looking in the mirror Standing here with more than you know More pain and heartache but more strength and courage When I look in the mirror I see beauty and potential Take on the world in one shot of whiskey I see the faded black memories But here we stand one by one In the mirror

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When I look at you I see more than you think I see the way you look at me I see the way your eyes trace me The taste of your lips The hidden kisses The stolen moments The smiles and laughs The wonders of being in love

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In the Soul Staring into your eyes Vulnerability showing Can’t you feel this There is no way you can’t Your lips gave you away Greedily stealing me away Scared to let this feeling take me away Drifting away, off to the sky Not a question in my head You love this feeling too This love filled drug Let me remember this feeling Just 5 more minutes Just touch this silky moment Wrapped up together You and I & our little secret

The White Picket Fence Life I admit it, I want what you have

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The House, the dog, Even the stupid car I want the 2 kids, and the 9-5pm job The partner beside me, handing me a cup of coffee as I run out the door I want the hidden candle lit nights The picture perfect life, But it’s just that, picture perfect Just the images off google The unapologetic truth Check all the boxes, but it doesn’t even matter You and I are more similar than thought Dancing the same dance Reaching for the same star All for the same end game

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Time-lapse I can’t explain how I got here All I know is it happened All of it, even the little details I don’t know what to tell you Suddenly I am standing here 10 feet from where I was But I’m still sure of every second I still can’t tell you how I got here But here we are Standing at a crossroads And I can’t explain how I got here

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A Love Story I feel like I fell in love overnight But in reality it’s A year 12 months 5 days 13 hours 3 facetimes and 72 hours on the phone To make it happen Yet it’s felt never long enough Lifetimes upon lifetimes would not be enough I want this feeling forever This moment Nothing more Nothing less

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Oh, How I fell in love I fell in love in the passenger side of a white truck I fell in love in a bar I fell in love in a meeting house I fell in love in the back of a black subaru I fell in love in hospital bed I fell in love in a cabin under the stars I fell in love through sloppy kisses and heated moments I fell in love with your clarity and charisma I fell in love with secrets and stolen moments God How I fell in love White Pick-up truck Bar Meeting house Back seat Hospital bed Under the stars

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Balancing Act Walking a tightrope Perfect balance Didn’t have to choose No right ot left Just be Best of both worlds I don’t want to choose But I don’t want to be alone

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Silky Rose All the things hidden in these four walls Secrets and memories Memories that imprint in the heart Secrets that tie us together You can almost touch the feelings Delicate feelings silky to the lungs Clear in the head scrambled in the heart

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Just a bad night Why am I sad I knew this day would come We would find someone new or something different I always thought you would realize I’m in love with you But maybe it’s not the right time Timing is everything Not in the cards today I still might win The game of love

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The simple things Apple picking, Cider donuts, and the way you look at me Rosey cheeks and flustered smiles The sweet taste of your lips Selfish guilt trickling in But how I wanted this I missed the way you look at me I want to feel this way forever This bulletproof feeling The moments passing by in seconds, minutes, hours Sandwiches, hot cider, and the way you make me feel

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Look at me I wish you would‌ Look at me the way you look at her Yearn for the taste of my lips Laugh at my jokes and sly comments Stare at me like the stars in the sky Open your mind to the possibilities

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Golden Boy Sunkissed almond gold skin Coco patches dotted across your smooth cheeks Glimmerly pools of aqua With island patches of hazel Raven locks curled just right Lips luscious placed The little words murmured in sleep Warmth surrounding my smooth chocolate body Hair flowing brushing your shimming face A crooked smile and blink of an eye The moment is gone

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Whisper in my Ear Reach inside of me just above the knee Etchings just around the corner of shadows I feel you , I hear you ,warmth beaming out of me Yes I feel you What do you want with me?

I feel you relaxing in my rib cage I can’t feel you anymore Rummaging around my insides Searching for answers Finding connections you’ve never know Loving deeper than thought possible Feel the warmth trickle through my body

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You seem like someone I could truly love I want to feel this free forever You make this moment feel infinite I don’t want to let go Maybe all the whispers tell a story The hidden future UnExpected and expected

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To The Person Who Can No Longer Listen Thinking of you I can still heard the sound of your voice in my head guiding me and loving me My heart sinks, when I remember I’ll never find anyone like you I can search the earth and Scour the Skies and come back empty handed Stripes make me feel sad, but also loved I Can smell the grilled cheese and see the lit candles but I can’t see you you’re just haze in my mind in tiny vibrant head sitting, just sitting,waiting playing bridge sometimes I can feel your hugs like a brush of wind nothing more, nothing less thinking, just thinking, of you

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on days like today days where you have left your mark on my heart and your questions in my brain - I wish you were here to hear everything I have to say

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I miss you Your beautiful memory crossed my mind Special beyond belief I want to reach out and touch your hand The stories I want to share How much I’ve grown and changed I want you to be proud of the women I’m becoming When we last met , I was worlds away from now The feelings come and go But the love always stays I want to the voice that always made me smile Missing the love you gave me everyday I can’t believe your gone Because you’re not really gone Everywhere I look I see parts of you I feel your presence, watching carefully

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Getting closer as May approaches Revisiting the ones who you love so deeply Remind us that you will be around to guide us Through the darkest of times God damn I have never felt love and loss so painfully I want you to know that the love you gave me Will be treasured forever and always

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Past, Present, Future Reminiscent on the time we’ve had Life we’ve shared and impacts made May I carry you Wherever I go Near and far

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Vacation Trips In the orange bedroom of my mother’s Clinging to this moment Encompassed in a hazy state Love is plastered on these walls Incased in these hotel sheets Full of the secret nights we spend together My mind is full of questions But the pieces still make sense The picture seems a little different

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Hazy memories Melting into you feels like heaven on earth The warm skin Soft lips Even just for this moment I feel the pleasure rippling through my veins

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Phoenix Cabin Kissing in the rain Cuddled in cabin beds Hands in your hair Writing hearts on walls Splashing in the lake Holding hands in fields Holding each other in the fire light

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Baseball Fields When you look at me The instant eye contact Butterflies in my stomach Your smile lights up the car God how I want to kiss you But a smirk will do just fine I would spend a lifetime here with you

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The Future A house with 5 kids A bed with 2 dogs A kitchen with wine A garage with the cars A home full of love You & Me

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Hojo The hazy clementine light Comedy channel blurring in the backround Wrapped in clean white sheets Ash on the nightstand Sun peeking through Entangled in arm Just one more moment please

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No more phone calls Sometimes the heart can lead you astray Love is a complicated answer But doing the right thing, isn’t Somethings aren’t always right Even if they feel like they are I have dreams I had to lose myself Before magic could arrive

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Have you eaten today?

I know that you don’t want to be annoying But how could you be I think of you everywhere I look Red cars, white shoes, and the color blue I hear the chuckle in your chest I’d pick you up at 1am leave a note just to make you smile I worry that you get into trouble But your charming smile is all you need I could spend hours just looking at you

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Sunday breakfast Awoken to the smell of sizzling bacon Table neatly set Glasses of orange juice Fluffy waffles piled high I creep over, to wrap my small arms around you You kiss my forehead while flipping the eggs Dream state fading Skipping over to the table I take a bite of toast More then I could have imagined

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Author’s note I have learned a lot throughout this project. I learned new levels of love and how to love. I have reached new highs and lows. I will never be able to truly capture love because it is inside all of us. All the love in the world flows and changes. Many people will find new ways to show you love throughout a lifetime. I am just grateful to be able to try and convey it. I am so grateful for the love that I have from my family and friends, lovers, flings, and perfect strangers. I wrote this while falling love and out of love and everything in between.

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