3. lips are saved

we’re all too eager
to have that first kiss
and we’ll take it
regardless of the human
on the other end.
we see those
in seventh and eight grade,
lips locked together,
others made fun of because
they haven’t felt that.
kissed less at 19
than some have at 14.
hell, 19 hasn’t kissed at all.

because his lips are saved.

saved for the one
that steals his heart,
not just the first girl
to look him in the eye
and say “kiss me.”
no, his lips are for the one
that he gets to know,
sees as something more
than a pretty face,
the one that
wants to be with him,
sees the best in him,
looks past his flaws
because she needs him.

and he needs her too.

but he’s in no rush
to pluck one off the street,
he’s got his life ahead of him,
and so what
if he hasn’t had a kiss yet?
there’s too much to be happy about
for him to worry
about something so minuscule.
too much magic to make,
too much love to spread,
and one day
19 will meet the one
that he will fall for
and the love will be endless.

he’s excited about it.