“she's lazy, so i'm not sure when she had time to build that wall she has surrounding her.”

“She said before i could touch her walls I'd have to touch her heart. so i did.”

“I’m not sure what it was or where she sprayed it, but her scent will be the end of the life I loved. And I will find comfort in the simpleness of sitting with her on a Saturday afternoon with nothing else to do.”

“She said she wanted to see beautiful things. I took her to where i planted my seeds.”

“After every shirt she looks at me and smiles, letting go of air she no longer needs. She laughs after the sweater, knowing I’m gonna tell her it’s too hot for it, knowing she’ll say it’s for the plane and ask “what if the room gets cold?”

“We played this game from the west village to the upper east side til around midnight when the Chrysler building was far behind us and we weren’t sure if we were in love anymore.”

“can a woman raise a man alone? yes, but she shouldn't have to.”