These feelings for you
Are stronger than my heartbeat.
They bubble up under my ribs
And crush my lungs,
Much like the way you crush
Your lips against mine.

A single glance.
Just one look and I can feel you
Emptying my soiled soul
And filling it with better things.

It's almost like you don't know your power,
You can't understand your hold over me.
I can barely understand it myself.
But at night,
When you lie down beside me,
I can feel your life
And it brings me to my knees.

This is so much bigger than me.
I can't contain this feeling in my body;
I need you to know
That without food, without light,
I would find a way to survive
If only to have one more chance
To crush my lips against yours.