the book of whimsy ✓

i just want to be in love

happy wednesday!

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i just want to be

in love

with you

for a little while

it doesn't have to be

forever

just let me

hold your hand

one afternoon

and kiss me

when you walk me

home

after a trip

downtown

i just want to be

in love

doesn't matter

who

i'm missing out

on this

experience

that everyone

seems to have

i want

summer love

and

reckless romance

i want

roses

on my doorstep

and arms

that hold me

tight

that's all

anyone

wants, isn't it?

that's all

anyone

is looking for

but people

find it

so why not

me

i get to

read about it

weave fantastical

stories

around it

but why have i

not felt love?

why have i not

found it?

why am i not

even close?

i've been looking

for you

for the one

everywhere

in crowds

i think i see a

face

that i might

one day

kiss

but then

it's gone

brief

fleeting

i need to love

someone

so i can learn to

love myself

i need to lose

someone

to know what it is

to have

i need someone to

talk to

i need a shoulder to

cry on

i need a friend

it wouldn't hurt

if we fell in love, though

just for a little while

and when summer

is over

or fate decides

that we aren't

meant to be

i'll be okay with it

— i just want to be in love