Twenty

three

   your tears were much

   l i g h t e r

   back then,

                    with only the

                    p e t t y ,

                    childish things

                    swirling around

                    your head,

    dampening

    your eyes

    and turning

    your cheeks

    into thin

    streams.

                                       your lips quivered,

                                      and it felt

                                      like an

                                      e a r t h q u a k e.

all
    you
          wanted
                      to
                         be
                            was
                                  h a p p y .

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