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

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