september 12

one year

thomas & olivia

keep going

most of this year happenedwithin six feet of a mirror.

the two of us in the kitchen mirror
a selfie, mid face
another mirror, another night
both dressed in black
elevator mirror

eventually we leftthe apartment.

olivia at the golden gate bridge
san francisco
a beer garden in the sun
dinner outside
asleep on a plane
you slept the whole flight
a hot dog on the subway
big sky, big clouds

plus zero and luna,who came with you.

a dalmatian on the couch
a dalmatian face, very close
zero and luna on the subway
a nap, three of us
a dalmatian kissing olivia

a year, counted:

the first one was november 16, 6:47pm. you said it first.

and the best partis every single day of it.

asleep, morning light
waiting for food
in a knicks shirt at a diner
one glass of wine
dinner at the table
a facetime screenshot
a kiss at the game

happy anniversary, olivia

i ran out of paper, so i made you this instead. one year, twenty thousand messages, and i still want to tell you everything first. i love you so much. thomas