I'd Say I Love You...

I’d say, “I love you,”
But I don’t know you
All I know is of you
I know that your embrace stills the tumultuous sea of my mind
And as your lips press softly against mine
The embers of my soul flicker and burn brightly,
Illuminating the depths within
And revealing a truth that awakens the body and paralyzes the mouth
For the more we attempt to describe the feeling
The further from the truth we become
Because although we may be guided by the mind, we are ruled by the heart
We may think the heart a fool for being swayed so easily,
But it is the mind that makes man a fool
For believing that our words pay homage to an emotion
It is true, I am young
Still ripe with unfettered curiosity
And a passion for life that flows as freely as a river
Shaping the landscape before it  
And yet despite my youth
I have lived a thousand years beyond this lifetime,
Only to become weary and jaded
To the love that exists within the universe
A love capable of piecing together the fragments of a broken spirit
And guiding us out of the darkness of our minds
In order to truly see all that is before us
Thus as I look at you I am blind to who you were or who you will be
And instead view only the beauty within your heart
Which has smoothed the jagged edges of mine