i.
I won't pine for you.
You may satisfy for now,
but this isn't real.

ii.
You are beautiful.
I reach for you, though I know
you're not what I want.

iii.
Spending time with you
fills my heart with so much joy
but I'm still empty.

iv.
There's a gaping hole
where I try to keep you, but
you don't belong there.

v.
I want something more--
more than you can ever give
in your brokenness.

vi.
You're not perfect, love,
no matter how hard I try
to think otherwise.

vii.
Someday I'll move on.
Someday I can love you sans
the idolatry.

viii.
We'll grow together.
We'll see what our hearts can bear
when we look elsewhere.

ix.
For now, forgive me
as I break these tendencies
to crave only you.