Three

You: with the big, soft eyes
long-lashed and glassy
You: with the loving hands
expressive and protective
You: with your strong arms
warm and cozy, like home
You: with the childlike smile
naughty, innocent, a little bit of both
You: with your solid body
meat and bone and sinew
You: with your temper
you heat up so fast
(I must always be with you
touch my palm to the nape of your neck
and think cool, think water
to calm you)
You: with your ardor
it's the one thing guaranteed to overwhelm me to tears
You: with the sheer intensity of your desire
(it) drives me to blissful surrender
You, with that frank guilelessness
so that I hate myself for knowing I might only hurt you
You: with that subdued playfulness
that endears everyone to you

I have come to know this much of you
I have come to see this much of you
I have come to love this much of you
And I will never be the same