all my dreams are of you with gray hair
I look at you and I want to drink you in
Spoon the warmth of you out and swallow it entirely,
Hold you at the core of me,
Cozy in my belly for eternity.
You are the heat on my cheeks,
The wetness between my legs,
The salt pooling in my eyes,
The exhale to my inhale—
I want to die from your touch.
You ask me how I feel,
And this is how I feel:
I have known you since I was nothing,
And I will know you until I am nothing—
I say it with certainty—
I want you in every lifetime,
My love,
You are more than you know,
And I will remind you with every kiss,
That I carry you with me always—
And the beauty you see in me
Is your own reflection.
I will keep you close,
unless you beg me to stop—
even then,
I will cradle you in my chest,
whispering how much I love you,
until you claw your way out,
and my heart falls still.