Love Letter
that's how I loved you.
Like the first cigarette of the day,
like a Beatles song
blasted on the radio
during a road trip
to nowhere in particular.
Like each slice of coffee cake,
cinnamon and pecans
delicately, deliciously curled
into every little streusel.
Like spring,
when the snow melts into water
and runs, rushes
past yellow-colored, polka-dotted rain boots
on a sun-soaked afternoon.
I loved you like I love you -
simply, completely,
without frills and without doubt.
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LAURA JO BARBER is a senior pursuing a Baccalaureate degree in Business Administration. Laura developed an interest in writing at a young age due to her love of reading. By finding inspiration in authors like Hemingway, Neruda, and Plath, she was able to grow her own writing style, and hopes to continue to do this as she moves forward.