For the Heart Catcher (2015)

19. Rest of Me

He said, "I want you."

I then asked him, "Why?"

"You're carefree about everything,

"And you always make me smile."

I frowned at his answer

Not even knowing how

He had found it so quickly

Without figuring me out

I then knew that was the only side

He saw and would like to see

And I don't want to pretend for someone

Who wouldn't want the rest of me

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I remember the exact place I wrote this - Biology class in the downstairs science area when my teacher was absent and we had a substitute. Whenever there's a substitute, I fail at doing any work, so I scribbled this in my book, tore the page, took a picture of it on my phone, and I liked it well enough to include it.