i am the sun

and you are the moon

i am energizing, uplifting, and warming

and you are calming, comforting, and graceful

i will melt the snow and you will guide the weary travelers

we are an almost perfect love

but it isn't perfect enough

because i am garish, overpowering, flaming

because when you reach for my hand your own is scalded

because when you caress my cheeks your fingertips sizzle

because when your lips ghost over mine i ignite a fire in your throat, engulfing you, burning you alive in my love

because your soothing soul can't handle the heat and i can't smother my own flame, my heart which burns and ravages and destroys

so i will stay far, far away from you and anyone else

to keep myself from blinding you with my searing love.

i am the sun

and you are the moon

and i am too much for you.