To You, From Me

My dear love,

                To try and write my love for you on paper has proved a fruitless labor. No words are good enough. I wish I could stand on the edge of heaven and shout out loud my affection for you. I wish I could take you to that place of the infinite sunset, where no sorrow can reach us and no doubt can wash us away.

                Be near me, my love. Be close beside me and kiss my worries away. Together we can watch as they take the form of blue birds and fly off to the horizon. Through the ruins of our lives before us, we can build something new. No great tower or palace to hide in, but a quiet cabin for us to return to after our days adventures.

                I am a poor man. But what little I have I give to you. I am a weak man. But what little strength I carry I offer to you. I am a sad man. But what little happiness I obtain I share with you. My mind is at times my greatest enemy. But what little sense I make I devote to you.

                At times I feel my heart is made of an unknown stone that fell to Earth a millennia ago. I showed it to you in a moment of vulnerability. You took it in your hands and examined it curiously. You knelt down to the ground and with a willful resolve, chiseled away at the rock. I sat down across from you and watched as you took your time chipping the stone. Then one day, with a simple and final tap, you shattered the shell to reveal a bright, shining star of pure white light. You smiled while gently pressing my heart back into place, and for the first time in my life, the darkness that once occupied so much space in me, was replaced by the glorious light of a new star.

                Let me be your armor. I am not shiny or pristine, but I am tried and true. When you need to fight the dragons of loneliness or the demons of grief, let me stand beside you and fight with you. I will battle, struggle, and endure until my last breath has been spent. Then, and perhaps only then, will I be truly worthy of your love. As we lay on the field of war, cradle me close to your heart. Weep no tears for me. For I am happy to be near you. I am content to be held by you. Looking into your eyes I see the love that has brought me so much joy. And that is all I need.