I Still Love You

I’m thinking of you –

of the memories we have

haunting this city,

of the way we used to be

in constant contact,

of the time that has passed

since we last spoke.

I may never see you again,

but if you see this

please know

I still love you

and I’m sorry.

-POE(MS)

A Modest Sunday Afternoon

I’m sitting on the cold, tiled kitchen floor

leaning my back on the cabinet

with my feet pressed to the fridge,

my body forms the outline of peaks and valleys

mirroring the path of the mountain I’m climbing.

The scent of rice simmering fills the air

as the steam clashes with the cool, fall air drifting through my windows.

The water sliding down the sides of the pot

sizzles through the melody of “You”,

the sounds blend

creating a personal remix in my apartment

meant for me on this modest Sunday afternoon.

-POE(MS)

2.14.21

You are

the favorite part

of my mornings

-POE(MS)

Our Story Begins

Our love

is serendipitous,

blooming in a moment

when our field was presumed to be dry,

but now as we flourish

I cannot help but imagine

our story

beginning any other way

-POE(MS)

Before You

Thank you

for showing me

why it never worked out

before you

-POE(MS)

A Soul Who Deserves to be Appreciated

You say I do so much for you,

but you are a soul

who deserves to be appreciated,

a person

I’d give the universe to

if I could

-POE(MS)

Your Ocean Blue Eyes

Looking in your eyes,

whether in person

or through a screen,

I know

you are the person

I want to spend the rest of my life with

-POE(MS)

12.11.20

Is it too soon

for me to ask

for you to spend New Year’s Eve with me,

so I can start the new chapter

in the happiest way I know how –

with you beside me

and my lips

pressed to yours

-POE(MS)

12.10.20

After our first date

I wanted to run home,

writing down every detail

so I would never forget

how it felt

to sit across from you,

watching your eyes widen,

smile illuminating your face,

then hugging you goodnight,

kissing you

with every ounce of my being,

never wanting

to let you go

-POE(MS)

The Stars or You

Standing on the beach

on a clear, cold winter night,

my eyes did not know

whether to look at the stars

or you

-POE(MS)