fiction; found.

i will find you

in the corner of the library

reading books

about philosophy

and humor

i will find you

in your pajamas

on the front lawn in the snow

during the dead of night

just because winter

is the best time for stargazing

i will find you

in a coffee shop

sneaking sips

of red wine

between swallows

of bitter macchiato

i will find you

wide-smiling and jubilant

gleaming under a midsummer sun

rainbows streaked through your hair

glitter on your eyes

offering a hand to pull me up onto a float

and we will be found

together

with flags draped around our shoulders

and we will be found

preaching

the truth of our love

and we will be found

apologizing

only for our mistakes

and we will be found

proud

of every act of love and defiance