Butterflies
cannot see their wings.  
But the rest of the world can.  
You...
You are beautiful
and while you may not see it,
We can!

I often find myself just standing here and silently watching you as you get ready in the evening. I am always amazed at how truly beautiful you are. How each move you make is like an artist as you put everything in its perfect place on that beautiful body of yours. I take pause as my heart fills with the love that I have for you and I feel the pride well up in my chest because out of all the men in this world you somehow chose me to share your life with. I still don’t understand it, but I say a quiet little thanks to God every time.

I could never explain it to you, but the beauty that you carry has overtaken me in a way that I have never imagined I could ever feel in this heart of mine. You came into my life and showed me what being loved and appreciated can do for a man. You gave me a purpose where I thought there was none. You have made me want to be a better man both for you and for myself. Of all the gifts you could have given to me, the gift of your love is one truly made of magic. I would lay down my life for you and my last breath would be used to say I love only you.

At night, when you’re laying next to me and your skin is touching mine it brings to me thoughts of how it must feel to be underwater to near drowning and to finally coming up to take a life-saving breath. I love the way you give yourself to me with trust and without fear in your heart and how you show me love and appreciation in the fact that you know I would never let anything bad happen to you.

I am truly blessed to have such a love in my life and I will always pray every night that I always have it here in my world.

So as I watch you there in all your grace preparing for a night out together, I smile knowing that every eye will be on you. Every man there will wish he had you and I know no matter how much they may look at you and no matter how much they may want you, it will be me that you come home with and give your love to when that door closes. That makes me feel like I’m the luckiest man in the world. I know that I am because I have you and I have your love.

"Finding Yourself" is not really how it works.  
You aren't a ten-dollar bill in last winter's coat pocket.  
You are also not lost.  Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid that became your beliefs about who you are.  

'Finding Yourself" is actually returning to yourself.  An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.

Your love brings me back to life
Your smile brings me light from the dark
Your touch brings me a welcome peace
Your voice fills my heart with joy

You became the words I thought I would never say again
A song I thought I would never again hear playing
You brought me out from a place that was so dark and cold
And you gave me a reason to believe

You're my angel come down to earth to save me
You’re my salvation from all the storms
You’re my calm in all the restless nights
You’re my love forevermore

Some days I wonder if your mind
will ever meet your heart,
if they'll just continue this long
distance relationship,
or finally, disconnect altogether.
I feel I'm starting to get lost
in this placid harmony,
stumbling on the lines in this
******* script.
I miss your roar.
The vibrations of your voice have
been weakened by the
authority in his name.
I fear one day I won't
remember the shape of your face,
Nor will you grace the whisper
in my chest that carries your smile.
We have been bonded by fate,
but something is pulling at your bones,
serving his ***** your taste.
His trickle of bait has enticed
your need to be seen,
but you fail to realize that
you were never invisible.
I see you!
I see you in the light catching
the gleam of him,
as you dangle there waiting for his delight,
but in the dark, he keeps you under his breath,
leaving you gasping for his glance.
You see in the dark,
I still see you,
because you sparkle like a diamond being kissed by the sun.
So I wonder,
will your heart ever remember the way you roar?

Water cascades around us
You and I alone
This world keeps on going
They don't even know

Our waterfall storm brings light upon us
Flashing on my sins
The warmth of our two bodies
And the taste of your sweet skin

Hard against my soft flesh
Salty sleek with torrential rain
One place soft and another rough
No place is ever the same

Sweet surrender happenings
Hands of his on tender skin
Her sky lights up and his thunder answers
Lips of a woman exploring him

The rain...oh how it glistens
Our features perfectly right
Funny still nobody knows
What we do this and every night

Water all around me
Your fingers in my hair
Rain on my face
So hot though my body is bare

Back against a wall of rock
My legs around your waist
Our bodies pressed together
We no longer need to wait

My palms press down your back
You tightly grip my thighs
My face pushed to your chest
Muffling my cries

I feel you make me whole
My rain on your soaked skin
Steady rhythm flowing
Deeper thrusts within

I dig my nails into your back
Feeling such a rush
Pleasure indescribable
Your love almost too much

Burning passion sensation
Wet sleeked skin so bare
You feel so **** incredible
Ecstasy without a care

Arching back and shaking hands
We cry out into the night
The storm surrounds our voices
With our bodies pushed so tight

Come out of me and brace me up
My legs too weak to stand
I close my eyes and kiss you
Release my trembling hands

Thunder breaks our silence
Roaring out it shall call
Lightning strikes, what's done is done
After all...our rain remembers all

I truly appreciate kindness.  
I appreciate people checking up on me.  
I appreciate a quick message.  
I appreciate those who ask if I'm okay.  
I appreciate every single person in my life
  who has tried to brighten my days.  
It's the little things that matter the most.