iliad and the odyssey
the leaves are crunching under us like our hearts that have been broken too many times in the past. we hum various songs the one in my head right now is by tiffany and we scatter our thoughts in dishevelled patterns, i can see you walking and the tears cascading beautifully around your face. i can never tell if you’re tears are there because you’re happy or sad. you can’t feel it but my heart beats faster when i run, and i sing weezer (heart. beat. heart. beat.). sometimes it feels like panic attacks, but i welcome it with a sense of accomplishment and i know that sometime soon we’ll figure out where we’re going, drop each others hands and fall to the leafy ground in a fit of “looks like we made it.” and we will, we can. together. we can because i want to. because i want to be with you. because i don’t doubt that i like you. and because i feel so comfortable when we’re together.