Felicity an original poem by Krystal Schley

It’s like we live in our own dream world


Where love isn’t about appearance or labels


It’s the electric connection


Like worn batteries and jumper cables


We let the sparks fly brave and rebellious


We’re not guilty of loving wrong but freely


We’re not scared to walk hand in hand by day


And dance under the silver moon at night


I remember when you said you heard the stars got jealous every time I smiled because the competition was too fierce


Cheesy but still I sopped that shit up like fondue and been smiling ever since


You make me choose patience


I forfeit selfishness to become a servant to you


Happily and with ease because your wellness makes me whole


And love does that you know?


Brings things full circle


Like the moon


Like the sun


Like the table we’re seated at


Still sitting pretty after all was said and done


We’ve had our cake


Ate it and washed it down with lemonade garnished with the mint leave we grew in our dirt


We made the sour sweeter than sugar cane


No need to un-do the details of those days


We lived and we learned


Learned how to love beyond the strain and how to dress for the storm to prevent sick days


I know that I am covered with you


And I have never felt more sane


You massage out the insecurities knotted in my frame


And cherish my flaws like gold


You love me like a ritual; especially different


Vintage but forever fresh


Yet with enough wisdom to not worship me


You reserve such reverence for God


Such humility


I wish I could wrap up and sell what you’ve given me


To anyone one bad day away from closing the book before the ending


We get so hung up on the chapters that we start the despise the biography


Even on the tough days, “Us” is my favorite story


And any shift I just call a plot twist on this grand odyssey of love