I have never been so happy to see a crowded parking lot.
\nI didn\u2019t mind having to park on the next street over.<\/p>\n
The walk from around the corner was relaxing
\nbecause it gave me time to think,
\nand time to calm my breathing.
\nThe walk from around the corner was dreadful
\nbecause it gave me time to think,
\ntime where every inhale felt like ice shooting into my chest.<\/p>\n
The crowded parking lot showed so much love
\nall for just one person.
\nIn a crowded parking lot
\npeople showed up for one,
\nwho could no longer join the crowd<\/p>\n
In a crowded parking lot,
\nyour smile would have shined brightest among all headlights
\nyour laughter being the loudest above all engines
\nyour eyes glossiest among even the shiniest of paint.
\nIn a crowded parking lot,
\nall eyes would be on you.<\/p>\n
As I stood in a room
\nfull of people I have not seen since high school,
\nnot a single word was to be said to one another.
\nNo stories to share of our time in college.
\nNo stories of what is to become of our future
\nbecause the only person who we wanted to talk to
\nlaid in front of us.
\nIn a room full of people who I have not seen since high school
\nstaring at one another,
\neyes blurred,<\/p>\n
I had never been more blessed
\nFor the crowded parking lot right outside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrea Barbosa I have never been so happy to see a crowded parking lot. I didn\u2019t mind having to park on the next street over. The walk from around the corner was relaxing because it gave me time to think, and time to calm my breathing. The walk from around the corner was dreadful because… <\/p>\n