BURN (Wattys2015?)

flower crown

i hadn't known

anyone could look as beautiful

as you did that day

half of your beauty came from

what God had given you

and half of it came from

what you had on the inside

(and it just couldn't help leaking out)

i couldn't take my eyes off you

and i couldn't take the smile off my face

or my hand from covering my mouth

or the happy tears welling in my eyes

(see? you didn't even have to kick me)

you had a flower crown on top of your golden head

it proved your royalty

your kingdom being my heart

oh, queen, please live forever

there were lights woven into the trees

that our friends and family helped put up

and lights woven into the sky

that God himself had put up

and thousands of candles

(it was a probably a fire hazard)

it was perfectly cool

not too hot, not too cold

for an October night

and we were surrounded by the people

that loved us the most

(but no one can argue

that i loved you the most

and you loved me the most)

i kissed you

and i was a new person

with a new title

we had started our new book

and a new life

with me as your husband

and you as my wife

it was the happiest night

in a long time

(probably forever)

and i want to keep it

all to myself

and i think every night

with you

will be the happiest

i'll ever know