?. my laugh is too loud but you will tell
too many jokes just to hear its
melodious jingle.
?. i loathe improper grammar and the
smudges beneath my eyes; it will take
everything i have not to fuss over
your hair or the shoes you insist on
wearing, but i will try.
?. i am lumpy and curvy and i won’t
always look perfect but i will love
you with every supplementary ounce
of my being.
?. there will always be hot coffee
waiting when you finish shoveling out
the driveway and sweet tea in tall
glasses in my otherwise empty hands.
i will take care of you.
?. i will pluck the stars from your eyes and
set them like precious stones in my
palms. they will console me whenever
you are not here.
?. you will always feel needed because
i need you, i need you, i need you.
?. you can teach me how to be happy and
i will show your fingers how to dance
across the ivory keys; you will end up
playing the sporadic melody of my heart.
?. my favorite flower is lily of the valley:
tender beauty and sweet grace but laced
with bitter poison. i am a lily of the
valley.
?. i am not one for danger but for you
i would plunge into icy waters and
take a leap of faith; love makes me
fearless.
?. your strong hands will be the only
thing to calm my restless heart. i hope
that my heavy-laden soul will not
become a burden upon your shoulders
but i cannot do this alone.
?. i am who i am. scrubbing away the

surface will only reveal more of who

i am. no secrets.
?. i am not your soulmate. i am a

flightless bird skipping like a stone

on the sea breeze and i will push you

away but you will have to fight for me.
??. at times i will deceive myself, but I

need you. oh god, i need you.
??. my mind equates roman numerals to

beauty and i like structure and lists

and snow and rain and i am so in love

with you.