i listened to your first words
as if u’ve whispered all of them
in a dream to me before.

i saw the night sky i’d watch
from my bedroom window in your eyes, sparkling the sparks i knew all too well.

ur touch felt of the warmth
only my worn out blanket provided
on rainy mornings greeting me.

ur name rolled off my tongue so easily
like i’ve been calling it into the world
for years and years.

when everyone i’ve ever met has felt
oh so strange—u were only but familiar.