Vocabulary in Cozy Apologia

A formal written defense or justification of one's choices or beliefs — here, the speaker's defense of writing tender, domestic love poetry as a worthy act.

Warm, comfortable, and snug in a domestic setting — used here with a slightly self-conscious tone, as if the speaker is aware that such comfort might seem unambitious or embarrassing.

Settled comfortably and snugly into a sheltered place, the way a person tucks themselves into a safe, warm spot.

To call someone by entering their phone number — used here to suggest the temptation of reaching out, which the speaker deliberately resists in favor of quiet presence.

Making small creaking or shifting sounds as a structure adjusts — here used figuratively to suggest the house wrapping itself around the couple like something intimate and confessional.

An honest, private admission of something deeply felt — used here not in a religious sense but to suggest the house itself is quietly revealing or holding a tender truth.

Wrote obsessively and at great length — describing the youthful habit of recording every detail of a crush in page after page of private writing.

A deep, aching desire for something or someone just out of reach — here contrasted with the real, present intimacy the speaker now shares with her husband.

In a way that produces excitement mixed with a slight edge of danger or risk — describing the appeal of the reckless, leather-jacketed figures from the speaker's youth.

Moves or acts with violent, uncontrolled force — used of the hurricane to convey its wild, destructive energy just outside the speaker's calm domestic space.

A sentimental expression of love, typically written or given to a romantic partner — here used to describe the poem itself as a slightly shy, heartfelt love offering.

A declaration that what one has is fully satisfying and needs no addition — the speaker's quiet but firm assertion that ordinary domestic happiness is complete in itself.