Sunday, April 26, 2015

heart hopes







I asked my mom what I should write about
Told her I was tired of writing about being a senior and then not being a senior.

She told me to write about heart hopes.
About what I’m crossing my fingers for my heart to tell me in ten years


I hope my heart has wrinkles.
The kinds that are found on the corners of worn shoes
The edges of embarrassing snorts


I hope my heart still pumps extra blood into that vein in the middle of my forehead every time I laugh

I’m wishing that there’s a “him” in my life
a good one.


A “him” that’s turned all the tears of the last month into the word meaningless on page 394 in the dictionary


I have a heart hope for midnight Ramen
For tandem bicycles
For vases and sunflowers
Push pops
New socks
Apple picking
5 o’ clock texts
Happy mornings


and lots and lots of sushi



BP

4 comments:

  1. "I have a heart hope for midnight Ramen
    push pops
    and lots and lots of sushi"

    YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE

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  2. "A “him” that’s turned all the tears of the last month into the word meaningless on page 394 in the dictionary" OH that was TOO MUCH for me to handle in the best way

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  3. I LOVE this prompt. And I love that your mom gave it to you. So many good lines!!

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  4. Told her I was tired of writing about being a senior and then not being a senior.

    This might be the realest thing I've read all day.

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