dear taylor swift,

songs have always made me feel at home,

and yours, somehow, influence

this insane feeling of home-sickness.

Your words seem to crawl up my spine,

and dwell in my mind-

until lines of musicality

course through my blood,

and the rhythm dances on my fingertips,

that tremble from fascination.

lyrics now reside embedded in my brain-

a ghostly and yet intoxicating reminder

of everything i have ever felt,

everything that is left to feel.

songs now flood out of my mouth,

taking with them estranged thoughts

that i had left hanging in my throat,

clinging on to life.

i smile incessantly,

my sister thinks im possessed,

and i think of ways to tell her

the way these words make me feel,

to tell her,

they feel like warmth on my skin,

and freedom on my tongue.