You told me so many times
That I deserved better
But I never heard you

Your fingers trace me hip to breast
Switching back and forth against my curves
Sending ripples down my middle
And splitting me wide open

I love you
Three words I’ll never tell you
And words you’ll never say

Though I hear them everyday
In the whistle of the tea kettle
And your laugh against my temple

I love you
Three words you’ll never utter
And words that would break me to speak

I always imagine that being loved will be  
Like sunshine on my face
Like silencing my racing thoughts
Like slowing my heart rate
Like the smell right after it rains

But then they fall in love with me
And I lose all my senses

I know I love you because when I look at you I hear music.

My body always used to know what to do
But know my mind is at the helm
And my body is oh so bored.

I’ll never stop being in love with the way travel feels like walking through worlds