i could look at you 
for the rest of my 
life and 
never understand 
how beautiful someone 
can possibly be, 
i could listen to you
talk until you breathe your last 
breath
and never come 
to a conclusion 
on how someone’s voice could
be so calming 
i could hold you 
in my arms until the 
stars in the sky burn out 
and even then 
i would never let you go
so if you let me, 
i want to love you 
until the end of time; 
let me sing you to sleep
hold you when you cry
be your rock
love you when you don’t love 
yourself 
let me be your forever, 
because you are 
already mine.
r.h.
(it was a saturday)