The Little Things
often neglected, never studied
but somehow still memorized
the smell of skin after a shower
the softness of hair
the way fidgeting happens even in stagnant moments
arms coiling around you in the night
having your hair stroked
your nose itched
sensations
slight touch of hands
or brushing of skin
pressure of body on body
hips upon hips
chest upon chest
hearing
the way a laugh plays out like a melody
hearing the pitches of voice in time with different emotions
sounds of silenced pleasures
seeing
a smile stretch across a face
or watching tears fall
that glance towards someone
silent conversations shared
the want and the passion
unsurpassed by nothing
desire
tasting
the wanting
after a hard pressed kiss
gliding over tongues
often speaking words of endearment
smelling
a shampoo
rain
crisp cold air
gasoline
pheromones too delicate for your conscious to even detect
The little things, we commit to our memory last a lifetime
what we perceive with our five senses,
these things go so unnoticed, yet solidify into great masses of thought
But what about the things we don’t sense
what about Synethesia
what about when our senses blend together
when you hear love
taste compassion
see desire
smell satisfaction
feel the touch of sentiment
these are the things that so often get burned into our brains
etched into our subconscious
deep within us
these are the things that keep us up at night
these are the things that remind us what love is
these are the things that are often neglected
until it is too late
these are the questions you never studied for
but remember right before the test
these are the little things
memorized
inscribed and
solidified
deep within us