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In Every Universe

Nahlej Vonneedo, October 2025

In every universe are we meant to be? Well, first, let’s start off with you and me. 

You’re calm, like cool, patient as ice, quietly sat in waiting, to my surprise.

You're as cute as a puppy, as eager as a cat, you race and fly through my mind as quick as a bat.

You follow me like it’s the only thing you want to do; these feelings are weird, at least for me, they’re kinda new.

You came up and shocked me, out of the blue, and I mean it’s crazy because who would’ve knew?

That I would have ever gotten that 3 a.m. text from you…

You’re very funny and a very outgoingly, flirtatious guy.

Yet deep down inside and on the outside, you’re incredibly shy. 

Me, oh me, I’m as clumsy as can be. I’m so blind, yet you were the blindest one for me.

I didn’t see it coming, I couldn’t even imagine, I still don’t even know how this could have happened.

Me the nerdy guy, weird and unfunny, always making bad jokes, and always out of money.

I understand it, though, thanks to you, I think I finally do.

Because with these new feelings, I found out how great I can actually be. All thanks to you.

You’re quiet, I’m loud, you’re very soft, and I love bringing a big crowd. 

You’re a loner, I’m a homebody, yet I left my 4 walls and you fell in love with a lover boy nobody.

I think in every universe it’s meant to be, whether you’re in love with, friends, or even my enemy. 

In every universe we’re meant to be together, like some invisible string. 

Or some powerful tether…

Whether it’s swimming in the pool with you, or watching Steve go to the nether, seeing a football game, or other silly endeavors.

I think it’s always meant to be, always you and me, through thick and thin, from bone to skin.

If you were a kitty, I’d be your shadow; if you were a puppy, I’d run fast and doggy paddle.

 If you were stuck at sea, I’d be a sailor sailing by.

If you were the last one on this earth, I’d die with a smile.

If you were a bird, I’d sit with you on the wire.

If you wanted blood, you could be my vampire.

No matter when, what, or where, I swear you could be a vicious grizzly or black bear. 

I wouldn’t dare nor care about the sharp teeth or extra hair.

If I’m without you, I’d feel utter despair. If you were a music fan, I’d be your creator.

Tyler is great, but I think I just might be greater. My love for you is strong. I hope you feel the same way, no matter what the weather is, how long it’s been, or what f-ing day… 

I’ll love you to the ends of the earth, and always find you and love you the same way.

In every universe I’m always gonna be the one for you, in this universe let’s restart the cycle…. 

Starting with a simple, I love you.

NAHLEJ VONNEDO

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  • This Month
    • BALM Radio >
      • September 2025
      • October 2025
    • Op-Eds >
      • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
      • The Nature of the Soul: A Brief Insight
      • I'm Not a Writer: Small Things to Live For in the Winter
      • The Subjectivity of Creativity: How Wrongful Interpretation is Dangerous
      • A Talk About Illegals
      • We're All Racist
      • Being fast is a disease
      • 흑인들이 보낸 것입니다 (This Came From Black People)
      • Why Won't You Listen To Me???
    • CREATIVE WRITING >
      • Petty Games
      • The Diary of A Poet
      • Thunder
      • Blood
      • Woes of the Mediocre
      • Why I Follow Jesus
      • Those Girls
      • Eviscerated
      • DayDreamer
      • Masked
      • You Bring Out the Artist in Me
      • The Stars
      • God Bless America
      • Class of 2013
      • Lost and Never Found
      • If You're So Wise, Why Do You Come Off So Passionless?
      • Deathbot Chapter 1
      • In Every Universe
    • Artist Corner >
      • Europe Photos
      • Deltarune: The "Real" Reality
      • Guitar Object Study
      • Absense of August
      • Three of the LiB
      • Art fight Collection
    • Media Reviews >
      • How Animal Farm by George Orwell Still Speaks Today
      • Back To The Beginning: The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 1 Review
      • Alcoholism, Parasites, and Trauma in Weapons.
      • Perfectly Imperfect: Gilmore Girls Review
      • Hatchetfield Trilogy Review
      • How To Train Your Hyper-Realistic Live Action Reboot
  • Featured Article
    • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
  • Teacher's Corner
    • Teachers Corner: DeVaul
    • Teachers Corner: Ejzak: How to Combat chatGPT? Embrace the Same Anti-Authoritarian Teaching Practices We Should’ve Been Doing All Along
    • Teacher's Corner: Mr. Hazzard's Love Letter To Brooks
    • Teacher's Corner: Gordon
    • Teacher's Corner: Wilde
    • Teacher's Corner: David
    • Teacher's Corner: Ejzak
    • Teacher's Corner: Rago
  • Archive
    • 9.25 >
      • In Another Universe
      • Two
      • Is Hope the New Punk Rock?: Superman Movie Review
      • Pretty in Pink
      • Cancel the Mouse: Why New Disney Sucks
      • Lampshade
      • Rose Garden
      • My Favorite Color Used To Be Pink
      • I'm Not a Writer: The Importance of Being Bad at Things
      • American Circus
      • Freedom Within The Soul
      • Watering Can
      • Are America’s Food Regulations Really Keeping Us Safe?
      • You!!
      • My Father's Son
      • Good Mother
      • Broken Mold
      • Young and Pretty
      • Pluto
      • Always.
      • Eyes
      • Two Summers
      • "Are You Stupid?"
      • Chimeras: Growing Up in Majority-White and Majority-Black Schools