We Are The Best That's Inside Us.

No insulation, heat set as low as it could go

Lower gas bill that way

Window nearly frozen over at sunrise

The oranges and reds streaked into the room

Illuminating the bottles

The dumb posters

Hung up with putty and scotch tape

Mediocre 90s movie posters among them

Our breath showed

A reminder that despite it all we were there

Still

I looked at the window in that early morning

And all that remained from last night

Was the heart you’d drawn

And almost as if you knew I saw it

You drove your head deeper into my chest

Still

I hope you remember me

Not in a romantic way

But in a selfish way

I hope you see memories of us in life

And smile

Slightly

Not too much

Just enough to acknowledge it

That’s all I need

I want you to know that the dog is okay

He’ll be eight this year

He’s happy

My kid loves him

He’ll be her first heartbreak when he’s gone

And I hope it’ll be the worst she ever has

Because I know how horrible one can be

Because I remember you

There’s a meadow in my perfect world, where wind dances the branches of a tree, casting leopard spots of light across the face of a pond . . .

The tree stands tall and grand and alone, shading the world beneath it.

. . . It is here, in the cradle of all I hold dear,

I guard every memory of you.

And when I find myself frozen in the mind of the real, far from your loving eyes, I will return to this place, close mine, and take solace in the simple perfection..

“How exciting

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