invisible drawstring

when i looked at him,

i could feel it in my chest.

my heart plundered and pounded

against trembling ribs

it hammered out of my chest

like a beating drum

so loud

i’m surprised

the sound of my love

was not audible

the feeling of gravity

didn’t pull me downwards

towards the earth’s core

like it should

it pulled me, forwards

towards the center of my universe

him.

he was unintentionally

pulling on a drawstring

tied around my heart

and every word

every smile

every look

was just

tug

tug

tug