Off Beat
You ask me to trust you
babe, show me
- a gentle kiss at the start
- fuzzy blankets wrapped around my shoulders
- the TV turned off when we talk
don’t forget to
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- ask “if it’s okay to—”
- listen between the silences
- believe (in) me
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and maybe we’ll make it to
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- lap naps
- snug hands
- foreheads touching
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eyelashes dancing
lips nipping
slow and steady
‘cause we need no race
and words move too
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- “it’s okay if you’re not okay”
- “I’m still here when you’re ready”
- “thank you”
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just gotta get used to
- the cinnamon in your cologne
- crying on a hot chest
- wearing your ash-flecked hoodie
loosely
love is a game we can’t afford
to cheat
so hold me with your wide brown eyes
let me move closer— skin to skin
a goal race
and give to me what I lost to another
with true blue words for a scarlet kiss
Signed
Leona Wilde