Mad Love
How can I help but love you?
You shape my very dreams
And sing the melody hidden in my heart
I find more truth in your eyes than in the entire world
And find more comfort in your arms
Than I could ever hope to find in the confines of sanity
I am mad with love for you
Logic and reason leave me the second you smile
And my body trembles with the most painfully beautiful ache
Every moment of the day
My mind an empty stage for you to dance
With an unmatched grace
And unlimited determination
Twirling in splendor around the holes you've burned in my memory
The soft patter of your feet ringing in my ears
You push me to the brink of insanity
I can barely comprehend any of this
There's so much inside of me that can only be seen with your aquamarine x-ray eyes
And so little inside of you that is flawed
Your only imperfection is the bulk of my shortcomings magnified by your lack of fault
I'm standing at the very edge
Held back only by a strand of your soft, auburn hair
I'm a strung-out junkie for you
Yearning for the next dose
Feeling the desperate itch sidewinding, serpentine, through my veins
You are a glorious craving
A habit I could never break
Injecting you leaves a smile on my soul
And lights a way through the dark and hollow caverns of my heart
I want you to wrap yourself around me like a straight jacket
Rendering me unable to do harm to myself or others
Keeping me safe from acting upon the craziness in my head
Rescue me from this frantic adoration
We can hop aboard my derailing train of thought
If I lose my mind, could I gain you?
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