running as fast as i can and feeling the night's cold air on my bare skin when someone whispers in my ear
absolute silence
hearing my own heartbeat
movie nights in lizz's basement: junk food, juice boxes, favorite people all under one comforter, limbs everywherewiping my sweaty palms on my own legs
the feeling i get when i write something good
when people tell me they like what i'm wearing
winking at people
throwing my head back when i laugh
touching my legs when i'm wearing tights
holding hands with my best friends
kissing people's cheeks and receiving a kiss back
birthday cards, christmas cards, valentine day cards.
when people say "that's so you", "that's so celina"
mcflurries in the middle of the night
family picnics
boxing day with danica
when i break a popsicle in two perfectly
nights when i live out my youth: pulling shenanigans, screaming in the streets, staying out late
waking up on sunday mornings and reading
breaking in new sneakers