Want

I want to take the silken pads of your fingers

and plant tiny little kisses upon them

each press of my lips making your cheeks bloom like rosebuds

I want to take the fear you have stored in your heart

and put it away in a little chest

lock and key and hide it under the deepest part of the ocean.

I want to take this distance between us

and crumple it together

each mile becoming a step beneath my feet

I want to take you, so beautiful and pure

and hold you close like the treasure you are

I wish, I could make you see how precious you've become to me.