Free Verse · Love
Evidence
For her, who asks if I love her:
see attached —
one umbrella tilted your way all of March,
my jacket, permanently borrowed,
your side of the bed defended from the cat,
and every plan I've made since June
with two of everything.
The defense rests.
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“Evidence” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/evidence-of-love
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