Give me
Star-filled skies
Or
Bright, city lights
Poetry in books
Or
Breathtaking sights
Give me
Rain outside my window
Or
Vinyl on repeat
Warm tea, an old sofa
Or
Stranger to meet
Give me
Rips in my denim
Or
Converse on my feet
The scenic route
Or
Hole-in-the-wall place to eat
Give me
Rustic or antique
Or
Quiet time
Alone so I can think
Give me
Beauty through art
And
Passion in romance
A captivating smile
And
Invitation to dance

© JL Smith

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Until the day my death does come,
I breathe my final breathless sigh
My love for you it shall endure,
for all and every reason why
For on this earth I live my life
with spoken words forever true
To bring such joy into your heart,
my love it holds for only you

Till moons above do cease their light
and stars aloft no longer shine
I stand with you my precious love
until the end of borrowed time
When oceans dry and arid scenes
along the shores a sign shall be
The emptiness that others feel
shall never come and enter me

If darkness falls, within my heart,
will shine an ever glowing light
So you will not fear anything
as my sweet love shall hold you tight
No harm, I swear to touch your limbs,
for here I stand in guarded prayer
Protecting you from lost accord
and evil that does soundly bear

A journey long of timeless day
as every morning sun does rise
The beauty that my soul does need
is found so deep within your eyes
As nothing else does matter
in the moments that we both do live
My love shall reign eternal
counting every ounce to you I give

And when the moments shadow
with their quaking hands of empty reach
I’ll climb upon the mountain
and unto their ears my words will preach
My voice a bellowed echo
as the darkened masses have their way
While in this final breath I breathe
I swear to you, to them I say

*“So bring upon your demons
and your angels as they wage their war
To take my soul to places
as the time has come to pay my score
And I shall stand unwaivered
as my promise on this day I cry
This love I have for her shall live
beyond the gates of which I die”

i'm tired of lying,
i'm tired of sighing,
i'm tired of trying,
i give up
and i feel like i'm dying
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