your name in lowercase

I write your name in lowercase

in the notes app, in the steam on glass.

Capitals feel like shouting

and this thing's still a whisper.

Autocorrect keeps fixing it.

I keep changing it back.

you, all small letters,

soft as it sounds out loud.

Little name, big weather.

I check the forecast constantly.

One day maybe I'll capitalize.

Not yet. Don't jinx it now.

Said it once to the kettle,

casual, like practice.

The kettle took it well.

Getting braver by appliances —

the toaster's next, then the mirror,

then maybe, someday, you.

you, all small letters,

soft as it sounds out loud.

Little name, big weather.

I check the forecast constantly.

One day maybe I'll capitalize.

Not yet. Don't jinx it now.

It's not that I'm not sure.

I've never been more sure of a word.

It's that sure is heavy,

and you hand it over slow.

you, all small letters,

soft as it sounds out loud.

One day soon I'll capitalize.

Soon. Don't jinx it now.