I wrote your name then crossed it out
The ink too soft, the line too loud
The fridge hummed low beside the sink
I stopped the note before the pink
A sticker shaped like melon rind
I held it up then changed my mind You passed behind me with a snack
I slipped the note inside the rack Folded corner,
didn't stiff it
Said too much,
then tried to fix it Summer smells like notes unsent
Like fruit that stains, just slightly mint
The fan turned once and moved my hair I tried again,
the day turned three
But spelled too neat for accidentally You laughed out loud,
it's something else
I tucked the sheet behind the shelf
The paper curled,
the ink went white But still I kept it near my side
You never asked,
I never said But kept the pen beside my bed
Folded corner,
didn't stiff it Said too much,
then tried to fix it
Summer smells like notes unsent Like fruit that stains,
just slightly mint