in a language that
doesn’t have the word ‘love’ I say “I
still have the receipt from the film we watched on our first
date” I say “I bought four red sweaters after you
told me it was your favorite color” I say
“it’s been exactly two hundred and twelve days
since our last kiss” I say “last week, in a hotel
room, the complementary pantene shampoo was the type that you
use” I say “I walked around smelling like you and
nobody else cried over it” I say “yes, I’m
still crying over it” I say “the other day
somebody’s ringtone went off in class and it was the
same noise you set for your alarm and it took me a minute to
figure out where I knew it from” I say “I’m
terrified of someday not knowing where I knew it
from”...
