What is love?

Waking up from darkness
to the soft cream light of a new day
filtering through the blinds
that hid your dreams from the world;
you’re not alone;
warmed in the security of blankets
and two strong arms
laced around your waist,
the sunlight paints the color
of his face into reality
and you can’t taste the bitterness any longer;
it’s just sweet, sweet surrender,
no more struggling to stand
because you can fly,
the weight of the world melts away,
you’re reassured you can make it
solely because you exist
and someone is thankful for it.

Lover

It's a euphoric feeling
being in love,
if it were a color
it would be a brilliant red.
It goes straight to my head,
slowly rising like a bubble of air
from my feet,
to my knees,
to my stomach,
to my lungs,
to my brain.
My hands start shaking
and my heart races faster
then slower and slower
a calm like a warm wave of silk
My ears won't stop ringing
the world is still,
silent buzzing is all I hear
like voices under water.
Everything is glazed
in a halo of white light.
It feels so good to feel nothing
to fall asleep in the arms of the only one who cares.