You're in a car with a beautiful boy, and he won't tell you that he loves
you, but he loves you. And you feel like you've done something terr-
ible, like robbed a liquor store, or swallowed pills, or shoveled yourself
a grave in the dirt, and you're tired. You're in a car with a beautiful boy,
and you're trying not to tell him that you love him, and you're trying to
choke down the feeling, and you're trembling, but he reaches over and
he touches you, like a prayer for which no words exist, and you feel your
heart taking root in your body, like you've
Richard Siken, You Are Jeff
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I will come back from the dead for you.
Richard Siken, Crush; from ‘You Are Jeff’
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“You're in a car with a beautiful boy, and you're trying not to tell him that you love him, and you're trying to choke down the feeling, and you're trembling, but he reaches over and he touches you, like a prayer for which no words exist.”
You Are Jeff by Richard Siken
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the raven king - maggie stiefvater / you are jeff - richard siken
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this specific section of you are jeff by richard siken is so aziracrow coded and it hurts my heart so bad 😭
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You’re in a car with a beautiful boy,
and he won’t tell you that he loves you,
but he loves you.
And you feel like you’ve done something terrible,
like robbed a liquor store,
or swallowed pills,
or shoveled yourself a grave in the dirt,
and you’re tired.
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i hope no one has already done this lol
dead ringers (1988, dir. david cronenberg) | you are jeff (richard siken)
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“You're in the hallway again. The radio is playing your favorite song. You're in the hallway. Open the door again. Open the door.”
You Are Jeff by Richard Siken
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