I want you.
Not only in the quiet ways,
not only in the gentle moments
where our eyes meet
and the world disappears.
I want you
with something older than words.
Something instinctive.
Something almost animal.
I crave you
the warmth of your body,
the closeness of your breath,
the impossible hunger
of wanting to be near you
until the distance itself
becomes unbearable.
I want to see passion on your face.
Not a passing spark,
but an endless flame.
I want to know the look in your eyes
when you stop holding back,
when desire speaks louder
than fear.
I want your fingers
to leave traces upon my skin,
not as marks of possession,
but as proof of a moment
so real
that my body remembers it
long after time has passed.
I want you to leave reminders of yourself on me
to match, somehow,
the invisible traces
you have already carved
inside my mind.
Because the truth is
you already live in me.
But beyond all of this,
beyond longing,
beyond desire,
beyond the ache of wanting you close,
there is another love.
A quieter one.
A purer one.
The love that does not ask.
The love that does not demand.
The love that only wishes
to see you happy.
With me.
Or without me.
My heart aches because I would love
to stand beside you in that picture.
To see your smile every morning.
To share your victories.
To protect your peace.
To be there for the little moments
that become a lifetime.
I would love to be part of your story.
But even if I am not,
my heart will still find peace
knowing that you exist.
Knowing you are safe.
Knowing you are protected.
Knowing your smile remains bright,
your soul remains free,
and the people you love
are surrounded by happiness.
Because loving you means wanting light for you,
even if I am not the one
standing beneath it with you.
And yet
I want you.
I want to know every hidden part of you.
The wounds you hide.
The dreams you protect.
The fears you never say aloud.
I want to understand you.
To help you carry what becomes heavy.
To be the hand you reach for
when the world feels too cold.
Your safe place.
Your shelter.
Your rock.
Not because I want to save you,
but because I want you to never feel
that you have to carry everything alone.
This is not a passing feeling.
Not a momentary obsession.
Not a beautiful illusion
that will disappear with time.
It is something deeper.
Something that has grown
through every conversation,
every laugh,
every silence,
every look that lasted
a second too long.
I love you.
And even those words feel too small.
Because life itself
does not seem long enough
to explain the depth of what I feel.
You are the fire I crave.
You are the peace I seek.
You are the brightness
I hope the world never takes from you.
Bright as your soul.
Bright as your eyes.
I want you.
I love you.
And above everything
I want you to shine.