I double-thumbsed-up Voicemails for Isabelle,
And I did it with tears in my eyes,
A smile on my face,
An ache in my heart,
And a gratitude that even with loss
I've known love.
There’s a certainty to it.
A romcom that follows a set plan
So much so you know what will happen
You know there will be that climax where something
BIG
will go wrong
But they'll get there in the end
because happy ever afters
Are a part of the formula
And even in grief,
You know that
There it is.
I'm an old softie
And I still get bowled over
by the idea of love
Because I know what it feels like
And it's worth it
Every single time.