it’s in your eyes the first time we meet
this frightened hopelessness
that comes from too much running
too much fighting
too much feeling
I get it
love
I know how it feels
to become rudderless in the middle of the ocean
every wave reminding you of
just how out of control your life has become
how powerless you are
to correct your own course
I get it
love
I know how your throat locks up
with all the words you want to say
how you can’t even cry
so you watch people walk by and
wish you could ask for help
something
anything
please
I get it
love
I know how to anchor you safely
if you need to stay out here to lose yourself
or how to find you and pull you back to shore
before the storms can sweep you away
I’ll save you from drowning in yourself
if you let me
love
if you let me
I’ll love you until you remember
how to love yourself again
Tag: Future Love
poems written for a future, unknown lover or partner
fine print [poem]
write me a poem
let me read each breath between the lines
your pulse the rhythm followed
as your words twist around my heart
and wow
this is different
poets don’t often get poetry
lovers too intimidated to try sharing in the opening up
the baring of bones too intimate
but you
brave soul
you scribble your soul in permanent ink
and dare me to decipher the marks
to read the fine print
unintelligible I love yous and forget-me-nots
and your heart keeps beating
poetry
thank you, Love [poem]
I’m running
running from the life
I’ve decided not to live anymore
and all of the things that go with it
and I’m tired
so tired of breathing
Love
that I almost can’t wake up in the mornings
and I swear I’m trying
trying to keep living and breathing
and waking up
but it’s so hard
Love
hard to move forward
when the spirit is no longer willing
or rather
the spirit is a battery on low
without a charger in sight
but then there’s you
Love
you who show up
with my favorite pillow and a smile
promising we can talk about it
tomorrow or
next Tuesday or
never
whenever I’m ready
no pressure even if it turns out I’m never ready
and for that I thank you
Love
thank you
Larissa Lee 