with all i am
i will give me
i have made my point
to give
relentlessly
all myself poured out
i'll never buy you expensive jewelry
or fast cars
i'll never throw money your way
to quiet your storm
but what i will always give
is all of me
is my love for you
my thanks and gratitude
for what we have
for what you are
for the man you have made of me
i'll never suppress your grief
with shopping malls and take out
i'll never try to undo you
with the finer things in life
but what i will always do
is listen
and be there
to be your peace
to be your solace
to give all of me
and love you with passion
truth and insurmountable care
i will never buy you roses and chocolates
or innane novelties
and expect that alone could ever express
my feelings
for what you are to me
for how much i am humbled and thankful for you
what i will always do
is learn you
and love you
is write you of the ways i feel
to love you with all of my being
is share with you
and make you things with my hands
what i will always do
is honor and respect you
not just with the times we are together
but with the times when we are apart
and love, for me
most importantly
make you proud to wear that necklace.
