You had me when you took that photo,
When you made that face akin to a duck,
When you retorted my comments like I do,
When you said “Kiss her,”

You had me at the moment I saw you,
Really truly you,
And every heartbeat since then has been
for that kaleidoscope in your eyes,
those lips so tender,
that smile so influential,
So please, feel the weight when I say always,
Because I mean it,
And every time I say I won’t leave,
I breathe it,
And bleed it.

To give everything for you,
Would be fine by me,
To sacrifice life and limb,
Would be worth it,
To ensure your safety.

Every night since I said ‘I love you,’
My dreams have been graced by your light,
And you really are my light,
My sun, my North Star, my whisp to lead me home.

Because home
    is with you.

-July 2nd 2013