Perfume from THE WOOD by KEI♱H

you smiled at me like i wasn’t supposed to notice
that quick, careless kind of smile
people your age hand out without thinking—
not because i imagined more than it

you’re not who i thought
in truth—
you are more, and i am less
every time i fail to say it

i prepare for you each day
your perfume unsettled me too
lilac — faint, unassuming
but impossible to ignore once it took hold
it lingered
an invisible watermark on the air
i caught myself remembering it
hours after you were gone
like some involuntary tether

you’re not who i thought
there’s weight beneath the shine
like amethyst, when the light cuts just right
i crane my neck, reaching for that flash again

you make me restless
not in the way men brag about
but in the way i catch myself straightening my shoulders
slowing down my words
as if trimming away the years would make them less obvious

i prepare for you each day
your perfume unsettled me too
lilac — faint, unassuming
but impossible to ignore once it took hold
it lingered
an invisible watermark on the air
i caught myself remembering it
hours after you were gone
like some involuntary tether

i don’t know if this is the beginning or an illusion
all i know is that i’ve started to measure time
by when i’ll see you next

i prepare for you each day
ways to break the silence
but when i’m in front of you
i go mute
the man who can charm a crowd
can’t conjure a single phrase
when it’s only you across the table wondering how it’s possible
to feel undone
by perfume and a coquettish grin

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