a booth
in the back
of a fancy place
she looks
unforgettable
she sips
her water
she talks
about the things
she hopes to find
in the city
it seems like
she has been thinking about them
for years
I reach out
to her hand
she tells me
she wouldn't be here
without me
"thank you"
then it happens
it might have been
the place
or the food
but she tells me
she wants her family
her children
to know me
it might have been
the time of day
the city
or the lights outside
but she says
she is ready
to do anything
with me
to grow up
to grow old
with me
it is crazy
to think that way
it is crazy
to say those things
usually
but I'm not scared
I want her to keep talking
I want to kiss
the dark red
of her lips
I want her words
her dreams
anything she wants
to come true
I want my son
to have her blue eyes
I want my daughter
to have her blonde hair
I want a little house
far away
I will make it all true
as time goes by
"I want you
by my side
forever"
I knew it already
but I say it
to make it real
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General FictionJonathan and Cole are starting college. Cole is nervous, excited, and ready to meet new people. Jonathan is alone in his room, trying to overcome his obsessive thoughts and panic attacks and fears about meeting new people. Cole spends his first nigh...
