If love were always fine and clear,
I’d give it all to have you near
For every flower, twirl and kiss,
I’d have your there upon my lips
For every body you’ve caressed,
My love for you I would confess
If loving you were not so free,
I’d give you all to be with me.
I’ve drifted around
collecting the pieces
in late night drives and
drunken sprawls
with strangers
filling the void
with meaningless mess
scraping
the bottom of my heart
for any remaining sweetness, I come up
empty
I gave it all away, hoping you’d return
my love
Instead my well ran dry and
you left
when you were full
Like home
Sitting next to you is that warm full feeling of loving and being loved
We do that for each other
Talking with you is like breathing
Deep slow breaths filled with the cold fresh air of December
I know you infinitely as one does their own heart
You belong to someone else or nobody
But I do not wish to claim or take ownership
Only that we continue to sit beside each other
Loving and being loved
The Gap 