I could explain it
spill it out on paper
for all the world to read
I could tell them
how it’s hard to breathe
when you gaze at me
in candle light
with eyes full of love
I would say
how I’ve never felt safe
in anyone else’s arms
the way you hold on
knowing you’ll never let go
that too much or not enough
are phrases that will never stain your lips
the way my lipstick does
when you pull me close
tangle yourself in my embrace
breathe in my fears
taste my smile
trace the map of freckles
that take you home to my heart
I could explain it
in clichés
or rhyming words
like stars in the sky
a quiet soft sigh
you and me
they’ll never believe
I’ll love you endlessly
