My regrets include

not explaining how badly

I wanted to hold you.

And not sitting

next to you in the theater

where we laughed so hard

we couldn’t catch

our breath. And not responding

to your texts with the humor

I know you needed.

Also, when you offered to

get me a cookie, I said no.

I wish I’d let you take care

of me in that small way.

I don’t regret any conversation

I ever had with you. And

the times people stared

when we joked too

loudly. And the way I let

you know your value – priceless.

And how our feelings were

difficult and passionate and

loving. I wish we had years

to continue taking care

of each other

in this way.