A Warm and Sweet Escape

 
 
The words “I love you” mean so much
Those words definitely do not carry a simple meaning…  
 
 
Before you came into my life and captured my heart and my soul  
I believed that love was a fixation only the foolish dreamt about
I never believed that “true love” existed and could possibly make a person whole
My opinion on love was nothing but pure doubt
Sure I had my share of hopes and dreams about finding my one and only love
My other half… My soul mate…  
The one that was sent for me from up above…  
The person that was destined to me by fate
But I never, actually, believed I would find him  
 
From the first day I saw you, I have longed for you to be mine
I never thought I would get a chance with you, so I tried to ignore the constant ache I had in my chest  
I thought I could ignore it and everything would turn out fine
The outcome… who could have guessed?  
 
It never occurred to me that you might feel the same way
I thought you were the type that wouldn’t show interest in someone like me…  
That even the slightest bit of interest in me would not stay  
I do not know why I tried to flee
Fleeing from my feelings was the most ridiculous thing I could have done
 
The feeling, which happily consumes me now, once, confused me  
I was scared, and I did not understand what my heart was telling me to do
I felt like a caged creature that had been imprisoned for so long and finally being set free  
Who was I to find someone as perfect as you?  
Who was I to be set free?  
 
Now that you are mine, I smile just knowing that I have you
I cannot imagine my life without you in it
I believe we really will make it through
Our lives will come together like the pieces of a puzzle… A perfect fit
 
When I am with you, I feel safe…comforted… and pure bliss…  
Your warm embrace provides me with this comfort that outshines any other  
Every smile… Every laugh… Every kiss…  
They also surpass any other
They are precious moments that I will never fail to recall  
 
I cannot begin to describe my love for you
I can only show you the way I feel
Because words will never do
I can assure you that this feeling within me is real
 
You are the light to my darkness
A warm and sweet escape from this cold and bitter world
 
 
 
(Inspired by and written for my sweetheart, Dakota)