Barelyhuman

 I let you break my heart because it was you. In the middle of the night, I'd have your sorrow wake me from sleep than anyone else's. No one's worth losing sleep for, except you. You're the one I love with my eyes open. You are, in many ways, the shuddering before dipping the toes in cold water, and also the wet lull that follows. I'd give away all my books to you, all my windows, and the roof of my house. I'd travel back in time to get the autograph of your favourite artist, I'd arrange private sunsets for you in the future. Long before I met you, I lit a lamp in your memory every night. I loved you before you had a name, before you took roots in this world, before people kissed your face. It's been a long life, and it'd have been longer had I not loved you. But I'm a tiny girl, with tiny fingers, and yours are always slipping away. You're always leaving, always leaving. Even when I cry your name, even then. You even took this go...