By girlonthewing
Date: 2006 Jan 10
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I know better now

I used to think that
if his hand was up my shirt
and we liked the same music
we might be in love.
That love was something shared
in the dark hours of the morning
between the navy sheets of his
best friend's older brother's bed
where he'd tell me
I was a good kisser
and in the awkwardness of day
I'd remove all evidence of our presence
there, plucking long dark hairs
from the pillow cases.
That was love then.

Now I know that love
is something passed from
your sparkling blues
to my deep dark browns
and my head fitting perfectly
beneath your collarbone.
I know that it's my fingers
entangled in your dark curls
and holding your right hand
when you drive your car.
I know it's the fact that
you accept my faults
praise my silliness
and that you prefer ME
to my own body
This is love now.