Before & After
“I want more than your smiles and sweet words, more than your mind I want to be your first and last thought, the laughter in your eyes, and safe haven you long for.
the press of lips you remember upon waking.
(Rike’s poems to Peyton) Brody has grown up.
That’s the thing that hits me the hardest. My brother has grown up.
When he steps into the hotel room, he ignores it completely, his gaze narrowed on me.
In theory, I know what Brody should look like: a gangly, teenager with a sly smirk and lau...ghing eyes.
That’s the brother I remember, the one who kept me sane through the hell that was high school and growing up as the daughter to a political family.
The man who stands in front of me. He’s taller than me, long and lean, with a buzz cut hairstyle that screams military, and a sharp gaze that misses nothing as it takes me in.
A smirk turns his lips and I let out a tiny sob. Because just like that, there he is. My baby brother. He opens his arms, and I crutch across the room to hug him.MoreLess
the press of lips you remember upon waking.
(Rike’s poems to Peyton) Brody has grown up.
That’s the thing that hits me the hardest. My brother has grown up.
When he steps into the hotel room, he ignores it completely, his gaze narrowed on me.
In theory, I know what Brody should look like: a gangly, teenager with a sly smirk and lau...ghing eyes.
That’s the brother I remember, the one who kept me sane through the hell that was high school and growing up as the daughter to a political family.
The man who stands in front of me. He’s taller than me, long and lean, with a buzz cut hairstyle that screams military, and a sharp gaze that misses nothing as it takes me in.
A smirk turns his lips and I let out a tiny sob. Because just like that, there he is. My baby brother. He opens his arms, and I crutch across the room to hug him.MoreLess
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