10 digits
i could recite them in my sleep
chant them in prayer
memorise their shapes and curves
the 10 digits of your phone number
it's the one i will always pick up, no questions asked
the one i find myself dialling all the time
whether it's to talk about the most ridiculous shit
or discuss the meaning of life
whether it is life-saving conversations
or a rant about your day
i will always pick up
and i will always listen
10 digits
the bridge from me to you that will never be broken
you can ignore me for forever
and i will still pick up, no matter what
because you would the same
10 digits that remind me i am never alone
because i am not
never alone, never in the way that matters
your love is unconditional,
and mine is given back, no questions asked
we are far from perfect
we still fight, and argue, and disagree
but with you, is safety
no matter who i become
i know i have a home with you
because our roots are so deeply intertwined
it is not possible for me to return to anyone else
and i would never want to
because you are a comfort
you are warmth and light and safety
you are a lighthouse in an endless sea,
a shelter from in a raging storm
10 digits
i have memorised for life
because that's how long i'll need it for
life
that's how long you've got me for
some part of me is scared to label it
best friends, soulmates, none of them fit
they all are equally as fickle and fragile
language paling in comparison to emotion
so i don't call it anything
because we both know
you're those 10 digits
the ones i will always answer
the ones i will never forget
YOU ARE READING
amorem
Short Storydifficile est longum subito deponere amorem. translation: it is difficult suddenly to put aside a long-standing love // a collection of poetry and thoughts for the hopeless romantics, be you in denial or fully embracing it
