I don't know when
this feeling suddenly appeared
without warning, without signs
like a new flu that isn't in the WHO journal
I don't sneeze, I don't have a fever
but my heart seems to have its own temperature
beating 38 degrees higher
every time your name is mentioned
You are a new virus
that can’t be cured with paracetamol
your smile spreads faster than a pandemic
and I…
I don’t keep my distance at all
I tried isolation
turned off notifications, closed my heart
but you still slipped through
through my eyes, through my dreams
Now I know,
this isn’t an ordinary illness
this is love
the kind with no vaccine
And I…
I’m willing to be sick forever.