What if someone loves you well & gifts you a bouquet? What if the petals slip through your fingers & blow away? What remains then but longing? This collection follows the speaker’s whirlwind romance through true love, betrayal, & reconciliation. But as longing becomes the new foundation of the relationship, the speaker must embrace her yearning for intimacy, knowing that getting too close has proven dangerous. She fights between her soul’s desire to stand by him & the world’s if-I-were-you’s, facing the pain of missing him alongside the judgment of others. Ultimately, her choice to befriend Longing leads to incredible, unexpected joy.