Love’s Watermark

by Olivia Heenan

I watched a woman with red hair say goodbye to someone she loved today

She had a bundle of colorful flowers in her hand

She got out of the car he stayed in

They were talking but

when she leaned in to kiss him

A car drove next to them

I watched her lean out

and hesitantly watch the car pass

As if there was a secret

As if we can’t love each other without suspicions

I wonder why it’s so fearful to think about

other people holding onto each other

I wish she didn’t pull away

I wish I hadn’t been so afraid