I don't have a single plan for my life more important than learning to love people well.

Touch me 'til my ribs become piano keys.

Safety isn't always safe. You can find one on every gun.

That night when you kissed me, I left a poem in your mouth, and you can hear some of the lines every time you breathe out.

Right now there’s a man on the street outside my door with outstretched hands full of heartbeats no one can hear. He has cheeks like torn sheet music every tear-broken crescendo falling on deaf ears. At his side there’s a boy with eyes like an anthem no one stands up for.

and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the same way a soldier holds his breath the first time his finger clicks the trigger. We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.

Fear is only a verb if you let it be. Don't you dare let go of my hand!