Go read this poem and tell me it doesn’t make you gasp. I honestly cannot believe this is a real thing in the world. Seriously, damn.
That poem grabbed me right by the heart.
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The last two lines are giving me goosebumps.
Wow. Just wow.
I just read that over again about eighteen times, and it gets me a little harder every time. Wow.
I laughed… thanks