do you not understand
that i would follow you
to the end of eternity
to bask in your warmth?

do you not understand
that i would spend the
rest of my life giving
you all the love i am able?

do you not understand
that you are my reason
for happiness?
my means to survival?

do you not understand
that i gave myself to you
when i had nothing in me?

do you not understand
that when you walked away
i turned hollow?
that everything you showed me
and everything you poured into me
was stripped from my being
the moment you turned you head?

because, my love,
i understand that you
and only you
are able to put
my broken body
back together

only you are capable
of giving me air to breathe,
heat to stay warm,
and happiness to survive