when I call her a beautiful person
it’s like I want her to catch that
I didn’t call her beautiful
(her face, her body, or her smile)

I called her a beautiful person
I mean the whole…togetherness of her being
which I guess sounds kind of silly
but it’s what I mean
and think

But she laughs if off
and sends a smiley emoticon back to me
as if that is all is needed at this new point
in our ever expanding relationship
that doesn’t exist to her