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So Very Selfish

I want to breathe you in

Feel your skin upon mine

In

Simplistic satisfaction

 

I want to hear your heartbeat

And feel your hot breath

On the back

Of my neck as I fall

Asleep

 

I want to live in the afterglow of nothing

Of Pure happiness

And lazy content

 

I want to see your smile

At every stage

And have your laugh on repeat

Next to me

 

I want to see your face

At two in the morning

As you let your dreams

Take you away

And I want to know

That I am part of them

 

I want you to let down your

Iron-clad

Walls

And let me in

 

I want to be

So very selfish

 

I want to know your

Memories and

Pain and

Triumphs and

Falls and

Every little thing that can make

You smile

 

I want to record every second

I spend with you

To watch again

When we are apart

 

I want to see you grow

To see the sun bathing your

Skin

And it's warm, sandy texture

To be pressed against mine

 

I want to soar with you

Over all of the hate

And misery

And corruption

In the world

 

"I can take on the world with

One hand

So long as you

Hold the other"

 

I want to love you

In the childish

Pure

Fresh and simple

Sense of the world

 

I want to explore you

And everything

That you are built from

 

I want to know every

Twist

And turn

That makes up your soul

 

I want to be

So very selfish

 

I want to brace you to

The storms

And inevitable pain

You will face

 

I want to kiss away every tear

And memorize every contour

Of your face

 

I want to laugh with you

I want to laugh for you

Because of you

 

I want to invite you into my world

And my heart

I want to share with you

Everything that can be shared

 

I want to feel your muscles

Ripple and contract

Underneath me

As your mind disconnects

From this world

 

I want to discover with you

Every part of yourself

You haven't yet explored

 

I want our breath to mingle

In and ever-present

Greeting

Of hello

And "I love you"

 

With you I want to reach the end of

The rainbow

 

Share in disappointment

And bliss

Misery and

Ecstasy

 

I want to hear you call my name

Everyday

So I won't be forgotten

 

I want to watch you

Break apart

And lose your way

And

I want

To be there

To help you Re

Discover Yourself

 

I want to hold you in my

Arms

And run my hands all

Across you

 

I want to be

So very selfish

 

I want to give you back rubs

When you've had a

Stressful day

 

I want to get lost with you

I want to explore with you

I want to ignore the world

With you

 

I want to watch the

Sunset'~'Moonrise'~'Moonset'~'Sunrise

With you huddled by me

 

I want to know everything that

Bothers you

Everything that makes you angry

Everything that makes you cry out

In anguish

Or defeat

 

I want to share a lazy morning

Cup of tea

Or slice of toast

With you

 

I want to face the darkness

So long as

Your eyes will guide me

 

I want to sit on a dirt road

In the middle of nowhere

Curled tight against you

Under a blanket

And watch a campfire burn out

And the stars replace the flames

As our light source

 

But being with you makes me

Shine so very bright

Anyways

 

I want to be

So very selfish

 

And have you by my side

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Published
Nov 4, 2010
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