This Is Why I Love You

As I wandered

Down

Along the broken beaten road,

And off the beaten path,

There came a man into my vision.

Once untelevised,

Unsupervised,

He let his spirit soar

As his body did above the canvas floor.

He was a rose in the deep sea of blood

And hate.

He was the darkness of the light,

And, still,

He became the light to my darkness.

I thought there was

No rest,

Here,

For the weary-hearted,

But he was my sleep.

And when I dreamt of him,

For once,

I woke

To find him there.

He is you.

You are

The comforting solace

For my weeping,

Broken

Heart;

The quiet in the chaos;

The dark

In the light,

And still a light in the dark;

The source

Of surcease

From my tormenting pain;

The calm,

In the edge of the storm,

That allows my fragile form

To weather

Such weather;

A piece of the puzzle

Falling into place,

To help complete

Me;

Beginning to solve

This mystery of my life.

A question

To which I have the answer,

And, yet,

The answer

To the question that is me.

And, in misery,

I found you,

Searching for the answer.

Staggering

Under the weight

Of your own puzzle.

And in the dark,

We found

Each other.

In the pine grove,

We loved

Each other.

And through this hell,

I will be your solace.

I will be

Your shelter.

In your solitude,

You are not alone,

Because I love you.

For, in you,

I found

Peace.