How funny it is to remember

That we can evolve.

I had this exoskeleton.

A hard exterior to prove.

I don’t know exactly when

But at some point

During one of the minutes

Of one of the hours

Of one of the days

I started to soften.

Today brings back memories

Of talking so much shit

About Valentine’s Day

On our way to Kate Sessions Park

Before Gregg proposed.

He threw me off my tracks.

I learned I could contradict myself.

My heart could burst full of love.

I could cry absolute tears of joy.

I could be tender, soft, delicate, quiet, speechless.

I could shed the strong, independent, tough exterior.

I could build new infrastructure.

Maybe, I experienced bits of love

Along the way.

In one of the minutes

Of one of the hours

Of one of the days.

That showed me

Just how lucky we are

To know love

Even for just for a bit.