"you are the particles of dust illuminated in the sunlight, suspended in midair and dancing on the currents of my breaths. you are the drumming of my heart pumping blood against my ears as i lie awake in bed and you are the chatter of raindrops on my rooftop. you are the smudges of ink that mark my hands, hugging every ridge of my fingerprints. you are the tickle in my throat and the yellow bar of light seeping underneath my bedroom door. you are the loops in my handwriting and trill of my laughter. you have laced yourself into every inch of my identity; you are the blondest streak in my hair and the darkest freckle on my forearm. you are the green veins underneath my pale skin, each and every pathway back to my tired, tired heart."