Tenderness, (please see:) Cupping my hand against your sweet, freckled face, gazing into those ember eyes all morning / stealing purple lilacs from the neighbors’ climbing bush to put in your new favorite thrift store find / your body moving gently on top of mine, despite the booming thunder and clouded skies out the window / memorizing the lines in your hands in the backyard, watching our dog chase squirrels under the trees / I never know what you think when you look at me, but the sweet skin under your eyes never fails to bloom strawberry red.