It took every ounce of self control
not
to kiss you...

not to take you in my arms

inhaling deep
the very scent of floral meadows
from your hair

not to hold your hands
with fingers trembling

nor to speak openly
my love...

my feelings

that I have
so often
held

here ...

close to my chest

muffling the very beating
of my heart

in such pained
poetic silence

Yet

but for one moment of weakness
I could have made known

my need

my pain

my longing to be touched

but no

for I would never risk
all we are ...

nor all we have

for one moment
of
madness.

It took every ounce of self control
not
to kiss you...

not to take you in my arms

inhaling deep
the very scent of floral meadows
from your hair

not to hold your hands
with fingers trembling

nor to speak openly
my love...

my feelings

that I have
so often
held

here ...

close to my chest

muffling the very beating
of my heart

in such pained
poetic

silence

Yet

but for one moment of weakness
I could
have made known

my need

my pain

my longing to be touched

but no...

for I would never risk
all that we are ...

nor
all we have

for nothing more
than
a

moment of madness.

A little
salt

makes everything
taste better

especially


your kiss.

She takes the broken pieces
of a prayer without a wing
and restores it to it's beauty
as to make the angels sing
no chapel holds a candle
to the stained glass of her soul
for she takes what once was broken
and with love she makes it whole

I have
nought to offer
but like love
it's

eternal.

She wore the forests
and the oceans
alongside
mother earth

Treat me like a memory

Hold on to me

forever.

The sweetest dreams
are the ones
we
hold on to

If I could craft a diamond
from a single tear
and
set it softly in a ring

would
your hand dare...

adorn such pain

offering me love...

offering
me comfort

I set these tears
to sparkle in mine eyes
that you
may...

wipe them away
gently
by thy hand

and wear upon your flesh
my pain
openly and without shame

as promise ring

you will always

Love me.