The Reason

I love you so much it's not even healthy
If I had a penny for every time I thought of you
I'd have a s**t load of pennies
Hell I'd be wealthy

But all the money in the world
couldn't buy what you give me
You love me for me, never try to change me
and more importantly
when I f**k up you forgive me

You're my reason for being
My reason for trying
The reason I blossom when other flowers are dying
You give me that garden
That soil, deep seeded
You're everything I never knew I needed
Everything unfinished you completed
What I couldn't do alone
We did

We, as in us
Together
You and I
Without u there's just s
S as in S**t out of luck

S as in solo, S as in sad
S as in so what
Not giving a f**k

You're the reason I care
The reason I feel what I feel
But here's the deal

I'm terrified

I'm scared to find out what it feels like to live without you
I'm afraid of losing you
There's just something about you

Something in the way you look at me
With your eyes you make me feel like every hand in the world is stroking my ego
Everywhere that we go
Making me feel beautiful and pretty and loved


With your eyes you speak every language in the world
Every glance an 'I love you'
Your stare a love song

Singing

Between you and I
In the space between eye to eye
The unspoken words I hear when I look at you

Bringing

A smile to my ears
A smile to my heart

You're the dream to my dreaming
I look to you for meaning
Because you're the answer
You're the reason

Author's Note

This is one of my poems that is best spoken so I hope I've written it in a format that reads the way I intended.

Reviews

[Dana Alsamsam]

i can definitely imagine this as spoken word! it almost reads like a spunky sort of rap or slam poetry. the emotions ebb and flow in and out from passion and love to fear and anxiety. they say love is the best and worst thing that can ever happen to you and you've captured that sentiment rather well in this questioning piece!

[Tomahawk Joe]

Passionate, intense and the rhythm is almost lyrical

[Dove]

I really enjoyed reading this poem, I could tell there was a lot of feeling in it. Beautiful job!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Best spoken. If you spoke this you would melt him! Lovely, lovely piece. a little subserviant but lovely. You must give something to him to make him feel this way about you!

[Mark]

Even when it's good, there is that fear of losing. Interesting poem in that it's a romantic write, but still gritty and real. Like you are describing an addictive situation.

[Rita L. Sev]

I love that first stanza - sets the whole piece up well, an all-encompassing love (or obsession?) Great form for this piece, the structure added to the weight of each line.

[shallimarRose]

I read this twice... Very strong and emotional.. I was hooked on the first line..
"I love you so much it's not even healthy" Oh how easy it is to fall into that kind of love..
xo shallimarRose

[gombeggar]

nice and diverse working of your lines here...

[B-poet]

This is a true definition for infatuation. A very candid write that I really enjoyed because of the overall message you've conveyed & brought forth. Great work. A thought-provoking read. :)

[Frieda P]

Snarky read, I like that you fell in and out of rhyme here, just added to the moxy of this write....scary and funny in parts, I guess that's what loves all about....

[Leonard Birch]

Great write. A beautiful poem. The colorful language works well indeed.
Thank you for sharing.
Excellent.