I like the colour purple.
I remember when I was younger and
my parents had all these plastic glasses for me to drink from
because I couldn't drink from glass
and the steel ones were too big
but anyway there was a purple one
and I thought it was lucky
so purple became my colour.
I bet you didn't know that.
You know how on your palm
every person has three defined lines?
I only have two on my right,
but I know you never noticed
even when we'd hold hands every day
our thumbs tracing patterns on our skin
but you weren't looking.
I'm sure you also don't know
that I've never watched Titanic
or drunk a drop of milk
that when I climb steps it's always
my right foot on uneven numbers
my left on even numbers
that I have trypophobia
and hate wet grass.
And you know what
I don't actually mind
see, I didn't expect you to notice
I needed to feel needed and that was enough
I needed someone to hold and that was enough
and you did that for me, you were enough.
so what I'm saying is
I broke my heart on my own
when I realized it would never be enough.