I barely got to know you
Just brushed against something true
Like love—raw, was it real?
I just want to know
Before you go

What would our mornings be like?
Kisses, coffee and sleepy smiles alike.
Would I have fit into that frame?
I wish you'd reach for my hand.
Before the day began

The bits of you that I stole
What wouldnt I give to have you whole.
Not just whispers and glimpses.
Do you relive that night we met?
Before you forget

Tell me how must it feel?
With you to share every meal?
To feed my stomach but fill my soul.
Just one more night can you stay?
Before you walk away

Your eyes held the dawn and dusk,
Your words ever sharp and brusque.
That crooked smile—half a dare.
Will I ever forget your face?
Before it’s lost to space

The taste of your lips
The ***** of your hips
A secret I never learned
A chance for the love that was never made?
Before we fade

Maybe it was all in my head?
Something unborn can still be dead.
But even dreams deserve a funeral.
Just please, please let me grieve
Before you leave

I think of you when we're apart
I long for you to see it in my eyes
Your lips betray your beating heart
You guard the truth with rehearsed lies.

Will God ever give yang to my yin
I fear you will remain my greatest regret
A shame we met too late to begin
Far too early to try and forget.

Do you wonder why this feels true?
I pray someday I'll give you all I can  
My only purpose is to love you
It's all I've done since time began.

Will it ever stop? This yearning?
I wish you would take away my pain
Smokeless flame forever burning
Put it out, come be my rain.

I've dreamed of that first kiss
I know you have thought of it too
Even Time would pause for this
When I am no longer me, but you.

More laughter and less tears,
I believe that's what life has in store.
To meet you I've waited thirty five years.
To have us? I'll wait thirty five more.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to see your face in the morning light,
To watch the sun trace its way across your skin,
To kiss you softly as you stir,
And feel you pull me close again.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to know how you take your coffee,
How that first sip brings you to life,
And how your eyes—those eyes—
Look through me like they already know.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to watch you step from the shower,
Drops racing down your shoulders,
Tempting me to make you late
For a workday that can surely wait.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast --
But your smile ignites joy in me
Your voice sells me peace for free
And your feet, ugly as can be.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to drive you to work,
Say goodbye with a forced wave,
Knowing you're out there healing the world
While I carry your scent on my sleeve.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to ask how your day went,
Which moments gave you peace,
And whether—just for a second—
You found me waiting there in between.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But even when I’m by myself,
You fill me up from within like a breath,
And I realize—you’re part of me
Never alone, never unloved.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to race home to find you there,
Lift you into a laugh and a kiss,
Then rest my head on your lap,
Safe, undone, lost in your embrace.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to fight over dinner plans,
Watch you down one too many beers,
Then carry you home from the car,
Still laughing, still yours.

I know we only just met,
And I know you think this is too fast—
But I want to know what it's like to have you,
To make love till our breath runs out,
Then lie beside you, looking in your eyes—
And realize, this isn’t too fast at all.

It’s just that I’ve waited
Far too long
For you.