Short, sweet and oh-so impactful, She Is The Poem by June Bates is a wonderful collection of poems described as “a love letter to women and a celebration of sapphic joy“. These lines really do embody the idea that the best kind of love is ‘friendship on fire’. Live and love each other passionately, while also enjoying life’s simple pleasures like having your morning coffee together. This is the perfect ode to the woman you love.

She is the Poem by June Bates

I can’t wait to live a good life with you.

To have coffee in the morning

and love in the afternoon.

To hold your hand.

To kiss your face.

To love loudly,

in front of everyone

and then quiet again

just between us

–on repeat

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