Familiar.

familiar
a favorite sweater
missing for years
rediscovered
sleeves just right
soft, warm
familiar

i missed this
cells and fibers
aching
in need
though i
didn’t even really
know

how could i
so easily forget?
this isn’t something
so prosaic
as to be cast aside
easily,
without note

this, this sings
speaks in full-body language
every atom thrumming
precisely
every particle jumping for
joy
in recognition

i know i can’t wear it
every day
and it’s entirely possible i’m
romanticizing
something really rather
mundane
after all

but i crave
this comfort
i want this spark to
burn
i don’t want the
cold
back again