Dearest Minhyuk,
I miss you. I became accustomed to your presence, but you’re away on a new adventure. I wish you well every time I hear your voice, so I hope all those wishes find you. You get two poems this week because they are connected in my mind. Sometimes you need distance to properly appreciate things and people. I used to fuss every day about getting wrecked by you, but now I’m here writing whatever this is and questioning my entire life. I love you, see you soon.
there are love letters in my heart
that i write to you everyday
love letters i don't send
with words i never say
Shefali Dang
Laura Foley
TO SEE IT
We need to separate to see
the life we've made.
We need to leave our house
where someone waits for us, patiently,
warm beneath the sheets.
We need to don a sweater, a coat, mittens,
wrap a scarf around our neck,
stride down the road,
a cold winter morning,
and turn our head back,
to see it - perched
on the top of the hill, our life
lit from inside.