The question

If I wrote you a letter, would that mean I’m obsessed?

Not the letter you type and send or not the kind of letter you write in pen.

I’d get a pencil and paper, I’d have an extra eraser.

I would have my glass of water on the coffee table.

How a painter has a muse, this letter would be my ode to you.

I’d take my time with each paragraph, each sentence.

I’ve written many of our good times as an honorable mention.

I hope this letter can make you laugh more than cry.

The truth is I haven’t written a letter in a long time.

I’d need a dictionary or two to find every word that makes me think of you.

I’ll know to write about how you treated me with compassion.

Who knew in a short time I’d be living out my passions?

You pushed me with a love that was tough.

You helped me see that I’m the diamond in the rough.

You didn’t have to question my value; you knew it more than I did.

So in this letter, every sentence is candid.

I hope that you’d keep this letter and read it forever.

Maybe you’ll show our future kids if we had some together.

Yes, most of my relationships have failed.

But after stepping on your land, I’m glad most of those ships had sailed.

You’re like a lighthouse to me; you guide me when it’s dark.

I’d write in this letter the feeling of us being apart.

Though the new year has come and I’ve lived this January for 28 years,

this is the first time I’m glad I’m not crying sad tears.

How could I not write about how you made me conquer most of my fears?

I could write a whole book about everything you’ve made me feel.

I’m just a poet but you are really the poem.

So much a could write but for now it’s unknown.

So the question is, is it okay if I wrote this letter specifically for you?

In hopes I can read it down the line when we say our “I dos”.

In every which way this poem is my “I love you”.