Things I Do When I Start Thinking About You

Jeffery Czum

I read the last paragraph of my favorite book. I remind myself that some things I love end. And that’s okay.

I eat cookies.
I text my best friend and tell her I’m thinking of you.
And she says, “Are you eating cookies?”
Because she knows I am.
This sugar addiction is hard to kick,
just like you.
You’re a sweetness I know is bad for me,
I understand the doctors will tell me it isn’t…