Love & Intimacy ● 1 min read
When I Try to Describe You
Some feelings don’t have words. This short love poem is written for the moment you’re asked to describe someone you love and your face gives the answer away. An involuntary smile, widening eyes, unchecked emotion; all of it surfaces before you can speak. That’s what this poem is about.
If asked to describe you by friend or foe,
my smile would gleam and expose
the off-color white of my teeth when I speak
your name. My eyes, widening
with fervor, pressing to exalt your love.
I would silence the logic
rushing to save me from sharing
these emotions. I would share,
then re-share, the
greatness that you are.
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