Again

Say it again
Those words you swore
You would never say again

During those late-night conversations
For years
When we would laugh
And say that it was a good thing
That we never tried to date
Because now
We could tell each other anything

During those conversations
When you told me about the ones
Who made your heart
What it had become
And I told you
That even if it wasn’t going to be me
(Please let it be me)
You shouldn’t give up
Cause she was out there

During the conversations
About what it all means
After you kissed my hand over brunch
And kissed my mouth
In the backseat of your truck
Like you had spent all of those years
Waiting for this moment too
Say it again
Those words you swore
You would never say again

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Find more of Jodie Baeyens’ poetry at My Life in Coffee Spoons