First time I made a powerpoint proposal for a guy.
First time I cooked Thanksgiving with a guy.
First time I was okay with the consequences of the moment.
First time I talked about the father of my child.
The first time Michael called a guy Brother in Law.
First time a guy flew to Hawaii for me.
The first time someone believed me about the numbers.
Same:
References describe us both as special, rare, likes to sleep in and can be moody.
Both parents worked together and started successful businesses.
Both take years between relationships.
Both drive silver wagons.
I said if I can’t find some way every day to be passionate about my partner, I would rather be alone, and he agreed.
Blue flame.
And under the moonlight, he looks completely familiar. Like the blue man with olive skin.
Maybe I dreamed the future, and that memory in me allowed me to recognize him. In darkness, in candlelight, under moonlight I recognize him. Because he sat with me so many nights in dreams.