when i’m with you
easy smiles, easy days, easy love
and darling, i don’t mean this in a bad way but
everything about you is easy
you’re a reprieve in this exhausting world and
i’m tired of being disappointed
of being foolish
of being difficult
is it so bad that i just want
something easy for once?
to not tread water with weighted steps every time
fight an unfair battle, blaming it on love and war
i want something weightless
something simple
i’ve never seen something quite like you.
Cynthia Chen is a freshman at Northeastern University. She enjoys writing about anything and everything, from shower thoughts to 2 AM ideas, confused feelings and old memories, little bits and pieces of her life. Her poetry has previously been published by Pluvia Literary Magazine.
Painting by. Delia Cancela