I'll write your name with rose petals
And lie them on the bed
Put lilacs on your pillow case
Where you lay your lovely head

Your beauty renders me speechless
My words have run away
You steal my breath, with just one glance
I don't know what to say

Your smile can blind the morning sun
As you cause the flowers to faint
You could make da Vinci more famous
But you're much too perfect to paint

The poets of old lay down their quills
For all of their muses stare
For none can find the words to write
Of a vision, they find so fair

Even the diamond as it touches your skin
Sheds tears in utter disgrace
For no one can see its perfect shine
Compared to your beautiful face

Even the words that I've written here
Are scared of making mistakes
For they've asked me to read it a million times
Or ever how many it takes

You tore my heart out
swearing
it's for the best

you took your teardrops
and bathed
my open wounded chest

you then told me baby
it's time
you got some rest

you placed your love
within me
beneath my aching breast

and healed the scars
of others
where your fingers pressed

now I give  freely
what was
stolen by the rest

Hold it safe
treat it gentle
like a welcome guest

it beats now in music
in poetry
and in jest

for life gave me lemons
but you
gave me zest