i hope you know that i look at you
the same way you look at him
i hope you know i want to brush your hair out of your face, too
stare until the sunset in your eyes is all i can see; enveloped, engulfed
i want to submerge myself in your saturated laugh
the syrupy lilt in your voice
the hiccups between your cries
i want to band-aid your blossoming bruises
trace the grass stains on your left knee
i hope you know you\'re worth it
and even though i know the stars will never align for us,
it\'s enough to just have you around me
it\'s enough to feel your presence beside me
it will always be enough