Too much salt
the future we talk about lives in my consistent thoughts
the colors you want to pain the walls and the cabinets
the windows to see our beautiful estate
the architects that inspire you to build the home of your dreams
that I will happily live in because waking up next to you is worth every penny
I will be reading on the couch, comparing you to my favorite novel characters
you will be cooking in the kitchen
using too much salt in the pasta that holds our conversations together
on the days we don't feel like talking
the rugs you hope one day we can afford
with our bare feet and naked bodies falling into each other
dancing on that too expensive rug
laughing with and at each other
the painted walls behind us make the perfect photograph
capturing everything in that moment
except the smell of the dinner you made for us
with too much salt
that I still love very much.