contiguous adj.I felt silly for even mentioning it but once I did I knew I had to explain. When I was a kid I had this puzzle with all fifty states on it--you know the kind where you have to fit them all together. And one day I got it in my head that California and Nevada were in love. I told my mom and she had no idea what I was talking about. I ran and got those two pieces and showed it to her--California and Nevada completely in love. So a lot of the time when were like this--my ankles against the backs of your ankles my knees fitting into the backs of your knees my thighs on the backs of your legs my stomach against your back my chin folding into your neck--I cant help but think about California and Nevada and how were a lot like them. If someone were drawing us from above as a map. thats what wed look like thats how we are. For a moment you were quiet. And then you nestled in and whispered. Contiguous. And I knew you understood.

abstraction n.Love is one kind of abstraction. And then there are those nights when I sleep alone when I curl into a pillow that isnt you when I hear the tiptoe sounds that arent yours. Its not as if I can conjure you up completely. I must embrace the idea of you instead.

he is both the source of my happiness and the one i want to share it with.

What is it about the moment you fall in love How can such a small measure of time contain such enormity I suddenly realize why people believe in dj vu why people believe theyve lived past lives because there is no way the years Ive spent on this earth could possibly encapsulate what Im feeling. The moment you fall in love feels like it has centuries behind it generationsall of them rearranging themselves so that this precise remarkable intersection could happen. In you heart in your bones no matter how silly you know it is you feel that everything has been leading to this all the secret arrows were pointing here the universe and time itself crafted this long ago and you are just now realizing it you are now just arriving at the place you were always meant to be.

You know whats a great metaphor for love Sleeping beauty. Because you have to plow through this incredible thicket of thorns in order to get to beauty and even then when you get there you still have to wake her up. Tiny Cooper

The way youre singing in your sleepThe way you look before you leapThe strange illusions that you keepYou dont knowBut Im noticingThe way your touch turns into arcsThe way you slide into the darkThe beating of my open heartYou dont knowBut Im noticing

There has to be a moment at the beginning where you wonder whether youre in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesnt pass thats ityoure done. And if the moment does pass it never goes that far. It stands in the distance ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes its even there when you thought you were searching for something else like an escape route or your lovers face.

The key to a successful relationship isnt just in the words its in the choice of punctuation. When youre in love with someone a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations.

abyss n.There are times when I doubt everything. When I regret everything youve taken from me everything Ive given you and the waste of all the time Ive spent on us.

It doesnt have to be on Valentines Day. It doesnt have to be by the time you turn eighteen or thirty-three or fifty-nine. It doesnt have to conform to whatever is usual. It doesnt have to be kismet at once or rhapsody by the third date.It just has to be. In time. In place. In spirit.It just has to be.