It's the way you say thank you like you're genuinely thankful. I have never met anyone else who does that on a regular basis.

The world is quieter now. It is never quiet, but it can get quieter. What strange creatures we are, to find silence peaceful, when permanent silence is the thing we most dread. Nighttime is not that. Nighttime still rustles, still creaks and whispers and trembles in its throat. It is not darkness we fear, but our own helplessness within it. How merciful to have been granted the other senses.

motif, n. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you.

I measure the moment in the heartbeats I skip

The truth feels different from other things. The closest you can come to describing it is that it feels like taking a perfect breath.

I want to write my life. I want to be able to write my life. You are a second away from saying it. You have no idea how much I love you.

only adj. thats the dilemma isn't it? when you're single, there's the sadness and joy of only me. And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of only you.