the words coming into my mind

are a jumbled up mess,

and i can’t think properly

with the image of you

burned into the backs

of my eyelids.

i have never wanted anything

so badly as i crave you

here with me now,

holding tight to my hand

and gracing my skin

with the flesh of your lips.

i’ve always had trouble

accepting the things that i feel,

and it’s never been easy

for my mouth to form these words,

but with you,

it comes so naturally.

this may not be

exactly the right thing to say,

but of all the people in the world,

you are the only one

i want to hear me say this,

and of all the souls

that roam the earth,

yours is the only one

that fits completely with mine,

and i love you.