To you,
It's all intentional.
Every touch, every gesture
Has a purpose and a connection
To the bigger picture.
You take your time
Because it's more than just motion
It's a building of emotion
That is processed in ecstasy.
You're gentle
Because I'm not just a body,
I'm a person who is experiencing
It all with you.

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I longed to be strikingly beautiful
But then I realized that's not what you liked.
You were beyond mediocre, but you loved subtlety.
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Forgotten at an art museum
Wandering slowly
I take my time so that I do not miss anything
The way that I miss you.
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I don't demand any attention
Or affection
Because I cannot command it.
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Some dedications are sincere
Others are made to satisfy an ego.
I just hope that mine means enough
To flatter you.
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I realize I am not valuable,
But I must be worth something,
Right?

Struggling to keep up
I gasp and grasp onto
The ideals proposed by those before
Studying every inch of the cascade
Falling just out of tangible recognition.

I know the error of my ways
Is far more valuable
Than the attempt to be breathtaking.
There is a poor result due to
My lack of kindness.
For some reason,
My heart won't warm to
The standard of living.
Cold takes over my body-
My hands like ice
Trace the constellation of
Flowers in the garden of your mind.
Diluting the individuality,
Accentuating a new found harmony
Between your words and
My breath.

With the constant doom of letting people down, I think it's best to fall short of solely my expectations, and no one else's.

You cannot rely
Solely on the beatings of
Hearts for a response.

In my life I have
Felt pain in my heart until
I met your kind self.