Love of My Life (Poem)

 I felt a poem coming on so I spent the last hour writing. It's currently 3:37am. The title is dedicated to the fact that I was listening to Erykah Badu's Love Of My Life when I started writing. Enjoy!

Dear love of my life

I’m finally ready to reveal myself to you

But not just between my legs

And not just through a computer screen

And not just on a romantic date out

Or a passionate night in

If you feel like I do

Let’s take our time

Explore each other physically

And explore each other mentally

Take our time

Set the scene to know each other

So we can grow together

No watching from across the room

We both having feelings

And no shy girl act

I’m facing my fears

The fear of being rejected

The fear of you saying you’re not ready

Don’t play games

No “friends w/ benefits

No lack of titles

I’m too old for that

Or maybe I respect you too much

Remember the conversations so far?

Not every guy receives explicit words

And remember all the pictures so far?

Means you’re trustworthy

So let me open up to you

Explore boundaries I never knew I had

Let me love you

Like I never knew I could

Let’s make this official

Because if you’re the love of my life,

Nothing else matters