I could take your hand
But then I would restrain you.
And why would I want to do that?
You’re so perfect you should be free.
I could draw hearts on your skin
But then it’d be as though you branded mine
And why would I want to do that?
You’re beautiful even without me there.
I could swim through your veins, dance in your eyes
But then I’d be trapped and invisible to you
And why would I want to do that?
You’re too special to waste from on the inside.
I could have you like in consummation,
But then we’d have ruined all that could be
And why would I want to do that?
You’re worth too much to just take and not give.
I could tell you I love you
But then you’re placed second to me
And why would I want to do that?
You’re always going to finished tied with me
I could marry you and clasp your hands in rings
But then you’d be, by statute, legally mine
And why would I want to do that?
You’re not the zoo animal destined to wilt.
Why make us apart-of when we’re grand wholes alone
Neither are we halves-of or the other’s-better
When we could be two, with lives of our own,
Standing, by divided love, beside and together.