Because I love you
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
Words, meanings, and my convictions struggle to describe your existence – your reality
I seek your acknowledgment as surely as night seeks the dawn
I am comforted when I see you
I absorb any glance like dry earth drinks the rain,
I am speechless to acknowledge your glance – such is your power
The depths of your eyes paralyze me - I am in a place that contains only us as I watch you
You are away from me, but I feel the gap closing
I fear your rejection – I yearn for your trust
Your strength and beauty dominate every thought and action
It has already been decided for me that you will be part of my life forever
I go where it takes me with hope and wonder, without fully understanding the journey
Vaguely certain where we will be, I struggle through the process
Time escapes as thoughts grow stronger and we begin to see each other
The challenge grows, then weakens, then grows stronger
Until finally, we hold each other for the first time
I am at helplessly at ease to your touch
I fumble, I struggle to understand
It is there before me, but I somehow and willfully avoid the obvious
You are lost to me but return
Each time the fear of loss becomes stronger
Each time the bond yet strengthens until the path straightens and becomes clear
I will never let go if I am lucky enough to share my life with you
Time grows us until we are one
My life is committed to you and you alone
It is the eternal price I gratefully pay
I will guard you from peril always
I will continue to melt in your arms when you smile
I will try to insure that we laugh more than we cry
For now we love
In peace, and forever
Because I love you