“some things you should know

about loving me:

i will take some time to trust you

my heart is a little black-and-blue

from hands that were

a little too clumsy to hold it

i keep myself a bit hidden

i keep my walls a bit high

but when they fall

you won’t have to remind me of your birthday

i hold in my heart

freckle counting

text me when you’re home

call me when you need me

kind of love

i won’t let you

have a single doubt in your mind

that the love song stuck in my head

says anything but your name

because the thing about having a heart

with walls around it

is that once you’re let inside

it makes a rather safe place

to stay”

Excerpt From

Climate

Whitney Hanson