Love Note – Small

You make me feel small. In any other relationship I would say that is a problem, but for me it is my salvation. You give me permission to shrink down to my own size and fit back inside my body. Other people make me feel so small I fall through the cracks and disappear into…

Love Note – Lungs

My body doesn’t know how to breathe properly. Apparently, my lungs were never briefed on their job description. When they read the assembly directions, they skipped a few steps and posted inadequate instructions in my brain. So, they have never been able to hold a full chest’s worth of air in them. Despite all the…

Love Note – Heartbeat

When I lie flat on my stomach, protecting my soft underbelly from the world, I can feel my heart beating through my chest into the bed beneath me. Each thump of my heart resonates through my body. It is so loud I am sure it is audible to everyone. I huddle under my blankets and…