I've Been Called Worse

The other day I saw a note here,
bemoaning the platform’s shift into the overly sentimental.
Listed among the author’s laments was
”romanticizing the seasons,”
and I thought
guilty as charged—
And thank god for it.

Look,
I remember what it’s like
to be young
and wear cynicism
as armor.

I know
that to feel deeply,
to love openly,
is a risk
we’ve been told
not to tak…