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Loving Late
A love poem
IXY TO9
The only license plate I’ve memorized.
“I love you too”
I recite on late night drives.
By the end of the night
The sunrise in your eyes
Is gold like a medal
You win first place in my mind
At the time.
Your chest is treasure
Where I lay my head to sleep.
We wake after noon.
The reality we must get out of bed
Gives us dread
But when we get up, we’re glad we did.
The distance away is okay
If you don’t mind that
You aren’t the only thing on my mind
Separate beds
Miles away
But you aren’t afraid to ask
Will you stay another night?
Independent
With each other
In voluntary sight.
Rational and natural
You are the dawn’s sunlight.
Despite popular belief,
We aren’t one.
we aren’t two halves of a broken heart.
Author’s Note
I wrote this poem 5 years ago about my (now ex) boyfriend. I met him at my Domino’s Pizza job. We’re a world apart now, and it didn’t end well. However, it’s nice to see that at a point in time, we enjoyed life together. I no longer love until dawn, but I cherish this part of my life. It helped me grow into who I am today.
