“Even lungs that are gasping are lungs that are trying.”

“Forgive me for not loving how you deserve.With weak knees that in their grand gesture can only collapse instead of bow.”

“Forsake it in the morning. Do not ring it the next day.Make no commitment to comfort.”

“3 A.M. isn't a time for sleep when the silhouette of you is breathing next to me.”

“Leave the hush to those who love like apes because together, you and I make vulgar sounds like a fervent sojourn in paradise.”

“Sometimes my helpless blood runs numb and, if only for a second, I forget how frail bones can be.”

“Even lungs that are gasping are lungs that are trying.”

“I am foolish in the way distance makes me feel partial.”

“Doubt quit stopping by when I started staying out late, dancing in a flood of self assurance discovered when holding your hand.”

“Dissociated, I follow this body in its reckless haste.”

“And there you sit.My eyes burning a hole on the side of your face while the stars are being captured in your eyes from the prolonged, there's-plenty-of-time, full attention you're giving each one.And there you sit.And I'm wishing I could give you every ounce of what you give the stars.”