Nurse The Soul

I like watching the people that I love
being quiet.
The way their fingers
splay about the pages of their
book, just so.
The way their tongue pokes out
of their mouth when they concentrate.
The way that they laugh out loud
at jokes only they are hearing
through headphones.
I like how they know
I’m there,
but they are so comfortable
that it’s as if I’m not.
I like growing comfortable with
people.