Motif, n.

You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you.

Love, n.

I’m not going to even try.

Gravity, n.

I imagine you saved my life. And then I wonder if I’m just imagining it.

Elliptical, adj.

The kiss I like the most is one of the slow ones. It’s as much breath as touch, as much no as yes. You lean in from the side, and I have to turn a little to make it happen.

Catharsis, n.

I took it out on the wall.

            I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. YOU FUCKER, I LOVE YOU.

Breathtaking, adj.

Those mornings when we kiss and surrender for an hour before we say a single word.

Barfly, n.

You have the ability to talk to anyone, which is an ability I do not share.

Autonomy, n.

“I want my books to have their own shelves,” you said, and that’s how I knew it would be okay to live together.