cupid's arrow is still lodged in my chest
and i would die if i pull it out
my feeble heart still wants to grow old with you
i still want to talk to you for hours
you give my lungs air
and my veins blood
and my cold hands color
and my rough skin ease
you bring me joy
and tears
love
and
gray hairs
you paint my body like a canvas
you make me feel young
and yes that makes us sound old but
i'd rather feel younger with you so we don't die
they say when you think someone is perfect it's infatuation
and when once you realize they aren't it's love
well i knew you were never perfect but i still chose you
so would that be love at first sight?
maybe.... just maybe
your name leaves a warm taste in my mouth
it stops me from throwing up the blood in my stomach
and your hands heal every broken bone in my body
your smell fogs my brain and it gives me insomnia because it makes me wish you were here
the first time you said "i love you" my palms became sweaty
and my heart jumped out of my chest
and the decaying in my lungs stopped
you gave my body peace
you gave my heart love
and then i knew my efforts weren't for nothing
but they weren't for everything
they were for right now
they were for
good nights
and good mornings
and laughs
and inside jokes
and stolen kisses
and walks in the park
and movies
and planets in your eyes
and flowers in my lungs
and butterflies in our presence
they were for the little things
and the big things
and the things we don't see
i feel like i stepped into a fairy circle because i forgot how to tell time when i started to love you
and when you hold my hand time stops and i fall in love with you all over again
you make my body quake
and my heart slow down
you give me everything
and it is more than enough
and this is love
and this is peace of mind
and this is....
