Like I Have Known You

Hi
You're really here

So are you
And I'm already forgetting how to blink

I thought I'd be shaking
Or frozen or fake
But my heart is just humming
Like it knows what's at stake

You smiled and the noise in my head disappeared
And suddenly silence felt perfectly clear

I thought you'd be taller
You said you thought the same
But now that you're standing here
It's just not a game

The air got lighter, the moment I saw you
Like a weight had shifted, and everything knew

Like I've known you
Like I've heard you before
Like I've found something
I didn't even know I was searching for

Like I've waited
With no clue what for
And now I see you
And I need nothing more

I was going to pretend to be cooler

I was going to lie about how much I re downloaded Grindr this month

We talked about music
About dogs and bad dates
About loneliness, timing
And dumb twisty fates

You told me you cry when you miss your mom
I told you I fake confidence just to feel calm

We talked until midnight, then one, then three
About books, about fears, about boys we used to be
And none of it felt like a story rehearsed
It just felt like the truth
Like it came out first

Like I've known you
Like you're stitched in my skin
Like I opened the door
And you walked right in

Like I've waited
Without knowing your name
And now that you're here
I'll never be the same

We didn't kiss
We didn't rush
We just sat side by side
And that was enough

And maybe it's love
Or maybe it's fate
But whatever it is
It showed up
So late

Like I've known you
Like I already do
And whatever comes next
I'm walking with you