Hello, readers!
It’s my husband’s birthday month and so I thought it fitting to share a poem I wrote about him. I usually don’t post much poetry here, but surprisingly, those posts end up doing really well! Here’s to the man who loves, cherishes, and provides for his two girls who love him so much!
simply put, you
Words barely begin
To skim along the surface
Of how I feel about you
Words like lover
Confidante
Friend
Like paper-mâché
Of all I truly feel
No one has loved me like you
No one gets me like you
No one’s hands hold me close
Find the crooks in my body
The imperfections of my skin
Like you
Hands warm & rough
Eyes golden brown
Mouth like wine and cheese
And all the things that are meant to be
Devoured
It is you whose voice both soothes
And annoys
Beckons me to laugh
And cry
Because your voice has always been
Like a melody written across my skin
All too familiar and lovely
Like a coat I always keep drawn
And all these things could be simplified
I love you
In all the raw & deep
Demure & sweet
Wild & wonderful ways
You are meant to be loved
In both beauty & pain
Heartache & laughter
It is you & I
And for me
Simply put
It is you
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