I could have sworn
I felt love before
you walked into my life
but the moment you laid
your eyes on me I knew
what I used to think was
love
was actually a longing for something
much more than just filling an empty
part of me
and the moment you
pressed your lips to mine
I realized love is more than an empty
promise

I bleed to feel the rush
of warmth radiate from my skin
because at the very least the tear of
metal against my flesh feels better
than feeling nothing at all

When I look at you
my heart aches
I am uprooted
like a tree in a hurricane
I am floating away
in an ocean full of sorrow
I am stricken with
the burden of love
when I look at you
my heart longs
to belong with yours

Nothing reminds me
more of you than the
wind stroking my hair
in the mid-morning breeze
as the birds sing me
sweet melodies of
the morning,
the sweet smell of crisp in the air
tastes the way your love feels
against mine

I remember building race tracks out of
anything we could possibly find
and pretending we knew the slightest thing
about driving

It was only a matter of time before
we were talking about two separate tracks,
mine would lead me to imaginary places
and yours to places I'd never think to venture

What will happen when you run out of room?

Addition is a sickening fight,
if only our addiction still was spread upon
our grandmothers red-carpeted floor
in a pile of matchbox cars

He brushes his hand against my cheek softly, giving me goose bumps that will last for a lifetime

When he finally brings my lips to his, I feel his love rush through my veins, making my heart beat to our own love song

As his fingertips casually dance their way across my body, I am reminded how to feel alive amidst my most fragile state

Immediately upon perfecting our melody together, he wraps his arms around my waist and I melt into his safe embrace

Only then do I realize there is no tune I’d rather listen to than the one he helps me write, over and over again

The first time you kissed me
I knew I loved you
but I could not have you

The first time you touched me
I knew I needed you
but it wasn’t our time

The first time we made love
I knew I could not let go
but in the end I had to

The first time I told you
“I love you”
I let it slip out, so effortlessly
but you, still, were just out of my reach

The first time you
called me your girlfriend
made me realize anything before “us”
was utterly meaningless