- Alyssa Piperis
#filterlysspoetry: "things you said when you were drunk"
i don’t think you remember, but
“baby” slipped off your tongue
and you invited me on that trip
you’re going on.
i had forgotten
how damn comforting
that one stupid word is.
your eyes found me
no matter where i was in the room,
and it made my heart race.
i had forgotten
what it feels like
when your heart races
because you’re hopeful,
not hopeless.
it’s been sixteen days, and
i’m too scared to remind you.
not because i don’t want any of this,
but because i think i want all of it.
and when i say “i think”
i mean “i know.”
i know i want all of it,
and i know that i’m terrified.
and so long as it never happened,
you can’t take it back.
things you said when you were drunk - alyssa piperis

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