Poems of the Deep Dark Heart

I Want To...

I want to make you smile whenever you’re sad,

To let you know that you’re the best thing

I’ve ever had,

I want to be your light in your darkest days,

To keep you safe in any ways,

I want to hold you tight when you’re letting go,

To cheer you up at the times of woe,

I want to stay right beside you when you feel alone,

To give you hope when everything’s thrown,

I want to hear the sweet, gentle melody of your voice,

To resist but I don’t seem to have any choice,

I want to be there for you all the time of your life,

To get you out of your hopeless strife,

I want to wrap you and keep you in my arms,

To protect you from any threatening harm,

I want to take your hand and hold it forever,

To be where you are so we’d be together,

I want to fathom the deepness of your eyes,

To see the truth behind the lies,

I want to run my hands into your hair,

To feel the warmth of that touch that’s so fair,

I want to climb the rampart of burdens and fear,

To reach the other side where your face is clear,

I want to defy the reasons that are wrong and unjust,

To hold you again before all turns to dust,

And when I do, I shall lay down at last.

August 2010-Inspired by the song “I Wanna Grow Old with You”