There’s something about the way
his voice is different when it’s just us.
His voice already full of warmth
and kindness for all the embrace.
But when he talks just to me,
there is a tenderness to it
that feels like a butterfly’s wings
dancing on my heart.
I long for the moments when
it’s just the two of us
so I can feel those sweet flutters
that bring out my truest smiles.
Maybe it’s the way you send me books just because
Maybe it’s the way you find my favorite wine without asking
Maybe it’s the way you learn to play my favorite games
Maybe it’s the way you bounce when you’re really excited
Maybe it’s the way you always remember to ask after my dog
Maybe it’s the way you listen to me talk about my day
Maybe it’s the way you go the extra mile to make me smile
Maybe it’s the way you say me name and your eyes light up
There’s a lot of maybes in life but there is one thing I know for sure:
I can’t help myself from falling for you over an over.
Do you remember that Christmas eve
maybe 4 or 5 Christmases ago
when we couldn’t share an evening
without a bottle in our hand
and a phone in the other?
We talked for hours,
slowly drinking ourselves into bliss
and digging ourselves into conversations
we couldn’t get out of without
one of us getting hurt?
You broke my heart that evening
and Christmas has never been the same.
I long for the year when
you and I will walk up the front steps
of our waiting relative’s home.
With a bottle of wine in one hand
and yours in the other,
our time with family will feel
cozy and warm, with love abound.
I long for a room full of laughter,
stories, and memories shared
but it all fades away when I
look at you sitting next to me
in the glow of Christmas lights
knowing in my heart
this is the first Merry Christmas of many.
Those hazel eyes stare at me
with the haze and warmth of
a summer evening just as
the sun dips beneath the surface
and the fireflies blink at me
over the meadow’s grasses.
There is no better feeling
If only it was as easy for us
to fall in love right now
as it is for the bright leaves
to fall to the ground.
We could be graceful,
taking our time as we
float and enjoy the journey
but instead we grip
the branches for dear life,
scared to let go and
slip into the unknown
of a new adventure
and worried about changes
happening to us that are
out of our control.
If only it was as easy for us
to fall in love right now
as it is for the bright leaves
to fall to the ground.
We would be just as
beautiful and lovely.
If I could have
just one thing,
it would be you.
No doubt at all,
it would be you.
Sometimes when I see
the bright blue skies
and the sun shining
down on me,
I get a smile
on my face
almost as big
as the one I get
whenever I see you.
I may not be an expert on romance,
but no little gesture is ever too small.
Don’t think I didn’t notice you when
you ordered your side as hush puppies
and gave them to me just because
you remembered how disappointed
I was the last time we were together
and I couldn’t find them anywhere.
That shit belongs right up there
with giving Lady the last meatball.
Whenever I hear you say my name
I am a giggly teenage girl once again
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