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You know you really like a boy when he's got you thinking about science
Dear boy,
I have always been a poet
Scribbling middle school angst on the frayed insides of binder covers
Stanzas have always held priority space over science notes
But you, dear boy, you've got me thinking about science
1) I was never into physics
Velocity, speed, and acceleration were always the same thing to me
and to be quite honest, there were too many equations taking up way too much time
and who really cared about how fast we were going when we knew we were gonna crash?
He was the hijacker who snuck into the plane and
You were the pilot speaking into the overhead, “prepare for a crash landing”
Saving me from messy heartaches, telling me I deserved better.
2) I was never into chemistry.
Perhaps it was the bitter sulfur burning in my stomach every time he manipulated me
Perhaps it was the way he made me feel like I was on Cloud 9 for a split second
But helium never lingers for long, helium is the lightest element,
love cannot be built on the weakest of foundations because we’d find ourselves dissolving.
The element gold is not found in nature the way you may picture it sitting inside a bank vault
Gold, in its purest form, is soft and moldable
Something so strong doesn’t mean it’s always been like that
You don’t always have to be like that
3) I was never into biology.
In school, we are learning about meiosis and genetics
But I always catch myself asking,
why rely on science when chance was another big factor?
You were one in a million
because nothing will ever justify to me how perfectly your chromosomes are laced together,
You are a beautiful human being
Born from a beautiful Chinese woman and a handsome Russian man,
Asia and Europe never met in perfect harmony until the creation of you
4) I was never into astronomy.
For two years, he was the black hole that no one ever really noticed
Suctioning everything good within his grasp with false promises and pretenses
The insides of my lungs had never yearned more for a breath of fresh air
You reminded me how beautiful the stars were
How oxygen was no longer a possibility in space only to give enough room for the admiration the constellations deserve
How they’re supposed to literally take our breaths away
When you look at me, your breath stops
Your eyes never leave my face
You reminded me how beautiful the dark can sometimes be.
Dear boy,
I am a firm believer in destiny and soul mates because science only explains so much until the unexplainable triumphs
I mean Newton must’ve been thinking about the girl of his dreams while he was sitting under that apple tree
We were not placed on this planet simply to run around with the lack of a predestined journey
and I’m glad it’s led me to you.
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