she loves horses
and puppies
and piano music
she loves to dance
and watch old movies
and listen to records
she hates high heels
because they hurt her feet
but she wears them anyway
because to her, she's wearing them for me
she loves the ocean
but she's scared to swim
she loves thunder and lightning
and the rain
especially the smell after the storm
on the pavement
she loves lighthouses
and smooth pebbles
she has a kitten
named eugene
she hates a sunburn
but loves the sun
she always wants me
to sing or draw for her
and i always do it
just for her
she loves seafood
and the shade
she sees the good in people
when there's no good to be found
she likes to braid her hair
but she cut it off, it's not long enough yet
she hates when i grow a beard
and she loves me to hold her
she can't cook worth anything
but she's willing to learn
she loves to read
but she's too scared to write
she loves tumblr
and funny videos of little babies
she's scared of the dentist
and always begs me to go with her
so i do, and i flip through a golf magazine
even though i hate golf
she loves lace
and tangerines
when she was little
she wanted to be an astronaut
so she could dance on the moon
she loves old people
and she'll eat a whole box of cereal
in one day
she's afraid of snakes
but loves spiders
she loves flowers
especially irises
and bleeding hearts
she'll do anything for a friend
and she loves me
a lot more
than i hate myself
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...
