I want to write 1000 words for you
Maybe give you 1000 notes folded intricately,
Like we were back in middle school
My lyrical stylings all tongue tied when you are near
Dying to shower you with \"I love you\'s\"
But they lie frozen on my tongue,
Sweet candies melting in the hot sun
If I could only manage the courage
Instead of holding my feelings
Like a little kid, with stolen M &M\'s
If I\'d let you, you\'d lick my palms
Sometimes I\'m a penguin,
Toddling miles to give you pebbles
The brightest and shiniest I can find
But you smile at me, even giftless
And your belly laughs set my heart ablaze
Making me want to swim in an ocean
Made entirely of your saliva
And take naps, curled up next to you,
Content.
Someday I will find a way
To fumble thru my hesitation
And tell you that you are a gift.