In you lies
the promise of better tomorrows
the most beautiful of tomorrows.

When you crash into the depths of hell
It's only natural that
You scream, you cry, you hurt,
You burn.

And it's only natural
That it takes you awhile
To get used to the flames licking
Around your feet,
As you finally admit defeat.
It's only natural
That it take you a while,
To learn how to smile,
As you burn around the edges
And sometimes your very core.
It's only natural
That you cannot walk before you crawl
And that you cannot fly
Unless you risk the fall
Risk it all.

It's only natural that
As much as it scolds, eventually
You'll learn how to handle the heat
That you'll adjust and trust
Eventually you'll get used to the pain
And learn how to sustain and attain
Normality again,
As you take one step and then another
As you learn to
Place one foot in front of the other
Walking with the scars
You thought would never heal.
It's only natural, to hurt, to feel,
That's what makes us human,
What makes us real.

I bit open a lie and it tasted like you.

Without even trying
She commands my attention
Her body and mind
The worlds most beautiful inventions
And I have every intention
Of showing her
Just what a masterpiece
Every inch of her
Is.

In the depths of darkness
Her love shines through.

And when I am cold, my hopes and dreams frozen
She builds small fires in my soul.

I know if I was falling,
From unthinkable heights
That she would be there
With rope and open arms
Building a safety net
Below.
I know because
She does
Every single time.

There are days that
I feel certain that there is no one
In the world who gets me
And then she captures me
And everything I am
In the tone of her voice,
The strands of her hair,
The pupils of her eyes,
Her soft touch,
Her warm embrace.

She is right there
Cheering me on.

The world is unaware that the
Definition of compassion, loyalty,
Patience, understanding
Unconditional love, eternal beauty
Is her.

I love her more than
A tangled mesh of nouns, adverbs,
Letters crammed in spaces could ever articulate.

I owe her
So when she sees darkness
I shall show her light
When she feels cold and her
Hopes and dreams become a little frosty
I will be there with my matches
Ready to thaw them
I will be there with rope and nets
And my arms as wide as they could ever open.

I shall endeavour to never let her fall
But if ever she slips between my fingers
I shall catch her
Softly, safely, securely.

She is everything
And I will never let her
Doubt or forget
It
Anything she needs
I shall strive to provide
It is entrenched deep within my heart
To ensure
She never wants for more.