Life In Color
I want to be
A part
Of your safe haven
Where I fill in
The chair next to you
Surrounded by your family
I want to see
How your face lights up
Making jokes and telling stories from work
And when you laugh
Your hand
pats my thigh
As our legs
Are intertwined
Underneath the kitchen table
I want to see
Your reaction
When I blush
After your mother
Asks what I like
about you
I’ll place my hand over yours
That are on my thigh
And I’ll tell her that
“He has shown me
That life can be
full of color
That a man’s hand
can be more
Than just a weapon
Cause when he drives
He absentmindedly holds mine
And kisses it
While I’m continuously glad
All the windows are down
To block out my heart racing
He has taught me
That simplicity
Holds more weight in our mind
Like how I have memorized
The creaks in our floor
On Friday nights
When he makes dinner
And I’m swaying my feet
From sitting on the counter
Or how I silently adore
Every move he makes
And try to hide the smile on my face
With a glass of wine
While wearing one of his old t-shirts
That now smells like me
He repeatedly has shown me
That hearts
Don’t have to falter with jealousy
Amidst the whispers
And constant smirks
From my past
Or the desperate beckoning
From girls
With lip gloss smiles
Cause he has pulled out
The chair next to him for me
In his safe haven
Where my blushing laughter
And stories from this household
Have created connections
He always entwines
his legs with mine
With his palm up on my thigh
Waiting patiently for my hand
Despite ever present
Scars on my left wrist”
And his mother can hear
the warmth
The thoughts covered in color
In my voice
Every time
I speak of him
Copyright © Ali Lynn | Year Posted 2023
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