Kenji McCollum

A date,
I went on a date,
and could it have gone any better?
His face being illuminated by the sun,
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The night sky is dark and covered with stars,
Making the sky look like a sequined covered gown,
The cold air huskily hitting my hands,
Making them feel like ice,
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It finally happened,
the exact date ive been wanting to go on for years,
before I even knew who he was,
I wanted to travel around downtown Milwaukee,
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It was a breathy day in June,
The sky was warm and inviting,
The cloud seemed to look like they where made of cotton candy,
The sun was peaking warming the air,
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I love looking at you,
you look like coffee,
the browns and the whites mixing all together,
I love how you look under the lights,
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Magnets mean dedication,
Means your going to be there for a while,
in my house magnets mean,
you keep them until they are broken or don't work,
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His skin is soft,
his breath is warm against my neck,
His warm kisses all over,
The smell of his shampoo,
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Being queer is like a cauldron,
full of mixtures full of everything you can think of,
people keep trying to separate the mixture,
try to name it,
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Fear is something that eats me,
Causes me to have anxiety over everything,
It eats my stomach away,
Causes my chest,
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I know there is something wrong with me,
How I want my skin to sting and burn,
That sometimes all I want to feel is pain,
How my heart hurts,
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His skin against mine was so warm,
Skin so soft,
Scars on his shoulders,
On his back,
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His warm breath against skin,
he breathes against my neck,
the way he holds my hips,
How he bites my neck,
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The devil on my shoulder,
Though the devil doesn't perch on my shoulder,
It sits next to me,
And broods over my head,
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Our love to me is like a dream,
It makes me feel so happy,
I feel so normal with you,
It feels as normal as breathing air,
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You make me weak in the knees,
You make me feel like I am the only person on the earth,
You show me again and again that I'm the only one you want to love,
Ever,
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As of the time between our first date and now,
We have been on a number of dates between that time,
And every one seemed better than the last,
Us going to the pool,
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We've danced before,
But only in my room,
With Mitski or Melanie Martinez playing,
Or the playlist we made for each other,
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Thank you love,
For being my boyfriend,
For being there for me,
For trying your hardest,
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I love his presence,
His warmth,
It calms me,
Makes all of my worries go away,
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I love being loved,
but I hate it if it doesn't fit under certain categories,
it'll make me squirm and feel uncomfortable,
and I'll too easily fall in love with the wrong people,
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