I love you
I want to tell you how much I love you
I want to slip my fingers through your own
and press your hand against my lips
I want to take you along the beach
and dance with you amongst the sands
singing low enough so only you can hear
the tune we sway to with your hand upon my waist
I want to curl up beside you on a sofa
and breathe in your silence
as we turn the pages of a book we share
then fall asleep in the crook of your arm
I want to hang onto your arm
under the shelter of a large umbrella
as we splash our way home
and dart a kiss at every lamppost
I want to pour over recipes with you
taste the concoctions of our experiments
then blow bubbles over dishes I wash and you dry
capturing the picture of an everyday
I want to spill out the secrets of my soul
through spoken and written words
and have you ask and listen and understand
and share your inmost self with me too
I want you to hold on and not walk away
even when we are having our worst days
I want to run into your open arms
every time you come home
be lifted up and swung around
set down and have you whisper
how you love me too
