How do you tell someone you love them?
How do you express that ardor
Without taking the easy way out
And using those letters–L O V E.
It’s not a matter of finding a synonym
In a thesaurus, it’s a matter of finding
The color, the sound, the tactile quality,
The aroma, the sense of being lost
In a place where you and that person
Are the only residents, a place where
Silence is music and movement gives
Forth an unbearable heat. It will melt
You into a state where you can be
Poured into each other, hot potions
That will cure indifference and banish malaise,
And make the world, for just one moment,
The dazzling gift you have always believed
That you deserve.
© Dennis Hathaway
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