How do I form the words
to tell you all that I hold in my heart
When I don’t recognize the feelings?
To tell you I love you
does not begin to describe
what passes through me
when I hear your voice.

To tell you I miss you
does not convey
the depth of the loss
I feel when we part
To tell I want to be
with you always
is to put a limit
a destination
to something that
seems to have no end

How do I form the words
to tell you that
I have been waiting
for you all of my life
How do I justify
such a feeling
without feeling
weak
as though
I am losing
my independence?

How do I feel all of this
for you and not lose myself?