Emily Palermo, “What I Could Never Confess Without Some Bravado” // Hieu Minh Nguyen, “Pig” // Richard Siken, “Planet of Love” // Mary Oliver, “Dogfish”
“have you ever been in love?” “once.” “how did it end?” “it hasn’t.” (the get down, 2017)
“I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.” (hanya yanagihara)
when you kiss me, heaven sighs (la vie en rose / edith piaf)
“the heart is the toughest part of the body. tenderness is in the hands.” (carolyn forché)
oh, if only I could nestle in the cradle of your cabin, my arms around your shoulders, the windows wide and open (amoreena / elton john)
“the curtains stir. there you are on the bed, like a gift. like a touchable dream.” (carol ann duffy)
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm, your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm (that’s no way to say goodbye / roberta flack)
“you’re in a car with a beautiful boy, and he won’t tell you that he loves you, but he loves you.” (richard siken)
love me always, love me always (oscar wilde in a letter to his lover)
“with you, intimacy colors my voice. even ‘hello’ sounds like ‘come here’.” (warsan shire)
if I could fly, I’d be coming right back home to you (if I could fly / one direction)
“do you want to dance?” “I don’t know how.” “me either. do you want to figure it out?” (stranger things, 2016)
