Take my clothes off one piece at a time.
Start where you wish, but do not stop
until there is nothing but ache between
us. It is amazing how manageable life
can be with only  one blanket  and  the
right two arms.

Why ever you wandered into this little
life of mine, how ever you found me, it
matters  not. Forget the way you  came,
I never want you to go back again and I
think it was the feeling of you that  told  
me  you  were  it.

Because I've felt many things in my life,
and  somehow, no  matter how great,  I
knew I could live without it.  Until I felt
you. There was something inside of me
that wouldn't let go. Not  just the feel of
you, but  the feel  I  had of myself.

I  promise  you I will  try harder  to  do
better. I have battled with things inside  
of  me  for longer  than  you know; I do
not  know  what  they  are or  why they
are  there, I  only  know  that  they  feel
manageable, and can be defeated when
I am around you.

In a house where the world is dark. love
will always find a way to create windows
and I  just  hope  it  is  freedom  you  feel,
when loving  me. I  just hope  it  is  home
you find.
                                                           ­                                Jon York 2019