when I said I want you,
I mean, that I'm sincere.
I'll surround your world
with my light.
I mean, I want to ignite
the stars in your eyes.
I mean, I'll be true.
I'll uncover my armors
for you to see.
I mean, I want to look
through you as me.
I mean, I'll dare. for you even
I'm both all terrified and brave.
I mean, I'll be dying and yet live.
I mean, I want to be that one,
that respond to your worries,
to be my voice as lullaby
in your evenings,
that one to hold you
when you want to be held,
that one who's nothing
but a part of your dreams.
because the most vulnerable
part of my soul is all of me
who's waiting to be
actually wanted,
in the most tender ways.
YOU ARE READING
You remain dear, inside
Poetrywords are never enough to convey something too soulful. I will forever be a poet to unfulfilled promises, to unrhymed metaphors, to something so beautiful I long. for it so deep and enduring, for her, dear, inside me. for time, it lingers. for...
