Things He Should Have Said Sooner
Dedicated towards Irrah
- I Before You Begin 3
- II Where She's Going 4
- III What He Got Wrong 7
- IV Everything She Is 8
- V What He Should Have Said 9
She didn't make it easy to stay.
He stayed paying attention anyway.
Some places call to you
before you've ever been.
She's already building toward it.
The scale of a mountain
changes how you see yourself.
She already knows this.
Home is where
your auntie is.
She carries it with her. She always will.
He made everything heavier than it needed to be. She came wanting to laugh — he gave her something to carry. She already knew how to be serious when it mattered. What she needed was the lightness. He understands that now.
she builds
interior a
interior b
interior c
She called every day. Even before early shifts.
When she was upset, she opened up.
When he was upset, she joked until he was whole again.
She told him to keep working. Don't focus on me.
She introduced him to her family.
He told her to get the betta fish.
Green — because it's hers and her mom's.
The Philippines. China. Switzerland.
The Air Force. The engineer. The hotel she'll build.
He finally gets it.
He's still here.