(...) like he left a piece of himself with youand you are terrifiedhe is coming back for it.Or he left a piece of himself with you and you are terrified he is not coming back for it.

The best part of having superpowersis that most of the time other people do not even know that you have them— like when Peter Parker goes paintballing,people just think he is a really awesome paintballer,and he totally gets away with using his Spidey senses,and when Aquaman is on OkCupid,and he says he spends a lot of timethinking about global warming, people just think he’s a conscientiousdude, and on the days that I get out of bed and put on appropriate workplace attireand eat three meals, none of which are Hot Pockets,people can’t even tell that right then,at that moment,I am using my superpowers.Anxiety is your body’s response to perceived dangerand mine is so strongyou would have to call it a superpower.It never gives up;It is always looking for a fight;It is the fiercest part of me.

This is the hardest part— That boy is not made of fists. That boy learned how to braid my hair. These things do not un-truth themselveswhen the first door slams.I did not stop loving himall the months I was holding my breath.