outer space

to E.A.

I like the way you laugh,
how those little wrinkles
appear at the corners of your eyes.

I like the olive hue of your skin,
especially at dawn when the sun's rays
barely touch your cheek while you sleep.

I like how unrestrained you can be,
how easily you boil over,
how you apologize afterward,
and… the fire in your eyes when you kiss me
to make amends.

I like how you sing those melancholic
Hebrew melodies, which resonate
with such bright sadness in my heart.

I like your charming English mistakes
and how you confess your love in Russian…

Do you know how I feel about you?
Do you know what I can compare it to?

It's like I've been cast into outer space,
with our planet left far behind,
and I'm trying to reconnect with my body
to explore this new galaxy that carries your name.


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