"Love Languages," by Nicole Chvatal (Poetry '19)

“Love Languages,” a poem by 2019 alum Nicole Chvatal, was recently featured in Deep Overstock. Read an excerpt below:

Love Languages

My mom’s is easy: She tells me I look pretty.

My lipstick’s love for me runs so deep I ingest a pound per year.

My brother drives a stick shift and brings me lobster
he caught earlier. He soaks the clams for an extra hour
to clean out any excess grit.

Dorner handwrites letters and her texts include

the emojis I forget about: Peacock, air mail, fleur-de-lis.

My favorite jeans hold me in shape of me.

“Love Languages,” by Nicole Chvatal (Poetry ’19)