13 random things to think about on a Saturday night

Because it's August. Because the leaves will soon be funny colors. Because your neighbor turns up Bon Iver songs late in the night. Because you once fell in love. Because it also fell apart. Because you're still here.

1. Old, decrepit hardbacks with cup rings and dog-eared pages

2. Lived-in sweaters that smell of last October

3. Your first-date perfume

4.Your second-date red dress

5. Your first two minutes in the last city you lived

6. The box of chocolates you dig into after unhappening dinners

7. Car rides back home with your partner

8. Their lonely childhood as told in confidence

9. That first hit of affection when you were convinced you are done

feeling in this lifetime

10. That freakishly resilient succulent on your window sill

11. Your best friend’s pixelated video calls

12. The custard tart recipe you want to try on a foggy November evening

13. Your resilience. Your grit. Your ability to love.