October 22, 2025

Writing Practice 4: the tilt

i look at you with soft eyes 

and you know what i mean 

because you’ve seen them 

last time when my feelings were hurt 

and you made it better 

and i smiled 

and you took a deep breath

as if you’d been holding it in until you knew

all was well


and i looked at you like that then 

because behind it was acknowledging 

what it took for you to get there…


it is what it took for you to get here 

so, i gave them to you again

just now 


and you're taking them hungrily 

drinking them in, in response 

and i know im going to say something…

it’s at the pitch 

before the rush 


i let it hang there 

a bit more 

in the tilt 

bask a bit before the come down 


because isn’t this 

what it’s all about?


- les’nspired