Sunday, February 12, 2017

changing like seasons

fall
i first saw you walking into music 101 
every tuesday and thursday 
9am 
your beanie on, shaved head, i assumed you were someone's
and we finally met at your concert 
you sang into the microphone with no shirt on 
i recognized you from class
and i was wearing a sweatshirt that made me way too hot 
it rained outside 
we said hi and exchanged names
and went separate ways 

winter
it was just going to be a regular night 
throwing a bonfire and inviting a few people
i invited him and he brought you 
i remember hearing you whisper "dude, that's olive"
and i blushed 
we drove in the car and i spilt gasoline on me 
i remember you saying that some girls were beautiful and some were hot 
i wondered if you thought i was either 
few days later on campus, you called and asked if i would meet you at the museum cafe 
i did 
you taught me about the universe 
i was supposed to be studying for american history 
but we made history instead

spring
we saw eachother every day after our first true date
when we rode your scooter to eat gross italian 
and watch whip it and kiss 
and nothing could make me want to be anywhere 
but right by your side
but life doesn't work like that 
so you moved back to california
and i moved home 
and i visited you
and you me 

summer
was one for the movies
full of fate and luck and everything between 
working at a camp all night and day
except for the one day a week we had to ourselves 
to dive in the sea and sail to ship rock 
and lay on the dock at night
watching the bioluminescence 
i watched you cry for the first time 
and we had each others back 
hiking all day and all night 
and laughing at all of the drunks 
because they needed something to make them feel good 
while we just needed eachother 

fall
we fell in love in a house of blue 
and we learned and learned 
from books and from eachother 
we stayed up all nights some nights 
painting on the kitchen floor 
and we fought
but always figured things out 
and we realized we wanted to be together for a long time 
but you were leaving soon 
so we counted down the days 
kissed in the library elevators 
and ate so much thai food 

winter 
you left and i'm leaving soon 
and everything feels good and right 
i talk to your mom almost every day
and i think about you almost every second 
and even though you're gone, i know you're coming back to me
and ill come back to you 
but for now we are learning and growing 
and figuring out how to be the best we can for eachother 
and waiting for our next winter together 

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