What I Want You to Know

I want you to know what you do to me
But I don’t know how to say it
Some otherworldly alchemy
Can’t measure, map, or weigh it
I want you to know my valleys
The jagged stones and streams within
Where do I begin?

I want you to know how I think of you
But I don’t want to overdo it
How every day my heart is born anew
To heaven’s gate and I step through it
If I seem a little lost to you
It’s just a passing distraction
I am swept in the allure of your attraction

Contentedness is courting bliss
Every time we touch
Clouds are parting, birds are darting
In a breathless rush
It may sound shamelessly idealistic
Or hopelessly naive
But your love is the oxygen I breathe

I want you to know how you make me feel
Without clutching for cliches
There’s no key, canvas, or color wheel
No perfect rhyme or phrase
If my silence becomes deafening,
That muse I’m forever stalking
My kisses and caresses can do the talking

I want you to know how you’ve changed me
Without sounding patronizing
You move me to metaphor and simile
You’re my sun that’s always rising
Your melody is woven in me
Stitched in my genetic code
My passion never softens, never slows

Tranquility meets ecstasy
Every time we touch
Bluebells bloom, songbirds croon
In a forest, free and lush
It may sound wildly exaggerated
And somewhat misconceived
But your love is the oxygen I breathe

And if you ever feel unsafe
Then I have failed
Then it’s a lousy, leaky ship
That I have sailed
But if you feel secure
Then I’m on the right track
Let’s roll our sleeves up darling,
Patch up any cracks
Make the most of the time we’ve got
We won’t get it back

I want to know you inside and out
To delve into your deepest dreams
To embrace whatever you’re musing about
To try and pinpoint what you mean
To take each day one-by-one
With gratitude and grace
With kisses on your forehead and arms around your waist

And it may sound sappy and overdramatic
But when the air begins to thin
You, my love, are my oxygen
You, my love, are my everything