Perfectly Aligned

Sometimes,
There’s just something
About the way you say you love
me,
when you put your whole heart
into it.
And the way you look at me,
When there’s nothing but
us, the streetlights, and the cold air.
And when I beg to feel safe again,
It’s always you.
Nothing can take me higher,
Take me away.
The laughter that blocks the
Cold reality surrounding,
The kisses that pull my heart
Back together.
Nothing can compare.
Some nights should never end,
Just as some kisses,
Some words,
Some looks,
Some smiles.
When everything pulls away,
I can see myself breaking down,
Screaming things,
I’ll never mean.
I’m dying to have everything to do
with you,
But aren’t you scared?
Sometimes there’s that flaw,
That kills us.
And when you drift away,
I’m crying and reaching for you.
And would it be, out of place
To scream ‘I love you’
Over and over.
I’m lusting to prove it,
Prove it all.
But I won’t allow the covers
To fall away.
Embarrassed and bound,
I see you getting closer,
I cannot move or speak,
I do not know how.
Won’t you show me?
As you are teaching me.
With your lips,
lightly pressed against my ear,
telling me all the things I want.
I’m dying to throw away
The wisdom they teach.
I want you to want me,
But I’m scared to give you me,
To give you a gift
you cannot return.
Just like I cannot
Return, retrieve
The words that spill from my lips,
Teasing and hurting you,
I do not know how to mend,
But do you care to share?
And do you see what I mean?
I could not lie,
And as we stand in the cold,
Under the street lights,
Your eyes meet mine,
And for once,
Our worlds are perfectly aligned.