As I Do You

I've never loved anyone

As I do you

With laughter

And tenderness

And complete honesty

Not because I chose to

But because I couldn't help myself

Couldn't bear to give you

Anything less than all of me

Parts of me that I'd hidden

Even from me.

I've never loved anyone

Who was so good for me

Who makes me raise 

My head higher

Believing in myself

As I never did before

Who grounds me,

Diverts my dark moods

Without even trying

Breaks the tension

With a memory

And I am suddenly overcome

Laughing and crying at the same time

Because it is all true

And even though I miss you

It's going to be ok

And I've never been so lucky.

I've never loved anyone

Utterly and completely

Without fear

As I do you.