when you kiss my nose the feelings show cuz you make me smile even just for a while

last night

just as the sun began to set

we walked to the ice cream factory


somewhere along the way

i stepped

in dog doo


this was upsetting

because

i was wearing my

gym shoes


and like

there was no grass

anywhere

in which

i could rub my feet

to remove the doo


so

he picked up a stick

and ran it through

the grooves

of my

running shoe

to remove

that inconsiderate doo


if that is not love

i don't know what is


later

he was lying in bed

and my hair was wet

from my shower


i squeezed his knees

really tight

against my chest

and i thought

i cracked

one of my chest bones


he said

don't worry

those sticks are not as fragile as you think


and i said

i am too fragile


and he said

something else but i don't remember what

because

his arms were wrapped around me

and i was

already fast

asleep.