The first time I told you
that i love you
You held your smile in your shirt pocket
like sunglasses too shy to be worn.
stayed in character like Elizabeth bennet
who gets love on the last scene.
It was the eve of your birthday
and you gave the moon a bed to stay.
We had tea and prayer to kill time,
Photos and songs to go back in time
The first time I told you
that I love you
you made me your best friend
Lent me your hand
Like a father finally proud
of his child who heard what fate said
just like Lukas when he was 7 years old.
we painted grief\'s apartment
Canceled his eviction note
and accepted him as the weird tenant.
The first time I told you
that I love you
You borrowed a page
from your silence
made your room a stage
and wall photos your audience.
you gave gratitude a seat
Played him a happy song
Like he didn\'t take too long
to come and visit..
The first time I told you
that i love you
You were reading a poem
You wish you had wrote
and I was writing a poem
I wished to read.
I didn\'t have to wonder
If you were there
This time the mirror was too clear.
and you looked just like me.