For my lover

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

For he is one that stands above all others.
For his wrongs I cannot fault him, because I understand the life he's lead, I understand the pain and confusion in his life that may allow him to make actions while having clouded judgement.
His touch and embrace I yearn for, however it is not just because of the lust or the wild and intense passion we share.
But because of the purity of his hand just touching my face when I need comforting. Those incredible eyes, an ocean filled with emotions and that has seen so much, in those eyes I find my sanctuary and safety. A point to focus on and that makes all my troubles turn into white noise.
I marvel at his mind, the electricity in the networks of his brain I can almost feel the pulse of those waves that move rapidly, when he talks about something he's interested in.
That laugh, that radiant and stupidly beautiful laugh. It lights up the room and expresses the most obnoxious sound of joy. It certainly lights up my life when I hear it, in it's multitudes of volumes and pitch.
The childlike behaviour, that takes us away from the seriousness of adult life and takes us away from our struggles and makes us feel free and light again.
The way we support each other through the lows of our life, that longing embrace and those hours of expressing our fears, pains and analysing the situation for a solution. Or just laying the issue to rest, putting it in the past and finally just rest next to each other.
We can stand toe to toe together some days, challenge each other's thoughts on everything we've ever known. We can either influence each other to see a different point of opinion or we can agree to disagree.
This man, this wonderful and phenomenal man.
He's healed my heart and my soul more then any other being could ever...
And yes I do believe that fate had her hand to play in our love that we share.
He's freed me from the things that were holding me in the past, he is most certainly the most important part of my present and I need him most desperately in my future.
He is the one who stands above all others.

-Alicia Snedden