I've loved you for so long
That is seems to be
The same as breathing for me
Maybe that's why
It doesn't seem
Any different at all
It should be noticeable
Like wearing a new skin
Instead it feels so natural
Like this is the way
That it always should've been
Even though for years
I had no inkling
Of this being a possibility
At the same time
It hasn't quite sunk in
That despite all this time
You really are mine
I've been abandoned
And lied to too many times
For me not to have
Created a fortress
Around my heart
But I might as well
Never have bothered since
Somehow you broke past
All the defenses I had
With a few words
A few smiles
That was all it took
And my fortress fell
I guess it's because
You were there
When no one was
You stayed with me
Through it all
The good and the bad
I always said you were
My pillar of support
Behind your back
Never to your face since
It would be dangerous
If you ever knew
What I really feel
So I hid it deep inside
With no hope that our
Feelings would collide
And when you finally
Told me they do
I was overwhelmed
So scared after running
Away for so long
But eventually even I
Could not cower anymore
I knew it would hurt
Because love always does
And this time around
It's deeper than ever
It makes me wonder
Where will this lead?
Would it be okay for me
To just enjoy the journey?
Does the destination
Have to be concrete?
Or can I just revel
In the sensation
And knowledge
That you stand by me?
I'm still absorbing
The novelty of it all
But as I shift into
The comfort of 'us'
This thread of destiny
Starts to bind
And again I realize
You are mine