a shoebox full of moments.

dearest,

some words can scream
even though they are left unsaid

the words on a page
can
get loud in your head

the more they are reread.

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you can fall into someone’s arms
but make sure
you don’t fall hard
into stone appendages

if there isn’t a gargoyle
on each shoulder,

you move in
like they did that night in Normandy

slip in
and disarm.

and fill up another shoebox


with love,


- not war