Loving You

 Loving you has been the greatest gift I've received. 

About To Get

We share dreams,

Like the last bite of something sweet-

Waking and asleep,

Drifting into the space we call Our Own.

Sparkles in our eyes-

Shared bliss,

Excitement breathes life into This

Blessings on blessings,

At hand and ahead-

My love,

Take my hand-

Let me show you just how good things are about to get.

Fiancée 7.23.25

Until my lungs give out,

Until my body turns to dust-

And every moment after,

I will love you.

I will love you for all eternity,

As many times as the cycle of life and rebirth starts-

I will shelter you in your darkest hour,

And breathe life into the life that we build and share-

I will continue to stand by your side,

With enthusiasm and anticipation for every adventure we are going to embark on together-

You are my

One and only-

My person,

My missing piece,

And just like that, 

We are finally whole. 

If I could wrangle every star in the sky and bundle them into a bouquet,

Every night as you drifted in dreamland,

I'd make sure you woke up to billions of stars, fresh picked every day.

I'd fly to the moon,

And buy some fresh ground coffee for you-

So you could taste the bittersweet beauty,

That comes from outside this Earth.

But what I can do,

Is vow to love you with every bit of soul in my being,

For as long as this Earth will turn,

For as long as the stars will shine,

Through the galaxies we can't even fathom,

And in every timeline.

Yesterday was day one,

Of the rest of our lives. 

I love you Noël -

My beautiful,

Fiancée-

My future wife.

Bet on Us

To find a love so deep,

At this moment in my life,

Is something no mountain could have convinced me of,

No sea could have crashed at my feet and handed me-

The mere perfection is more clear than the untouched ice of the Alps.

I have never been met with the love that I've so craved and desired,

And then You...

You know exactly where to touch me, where to be gentle and when to wrangle me in-

You know how to be soft when I need it, and firm when I need grounding.

You do it so effortlessly, as if you've been loving me for lifetimes,

And maybe you have-

You truly see Me,

The raw, bare, vulnerable Me.

The nerdy, goofy, spicy, sweet, nurturing, inquisitive and passionate me-

You challenge me in the best of ways,

And encourage me to step into the best version of myself every single day, without trying.

I have finally found You,

My compliment, my mirror, my love.

The desire to walk with you,

Through this life,

Side by side and hand in hand, 

Is a desire that grows with each passing second, 

A desire that feel so innately ingrained in my soul,

There is simply no other choice.

You are it.

I have never been so sure about anything in my life,

But Us...

I would bet my life on Us-

A million times over.

How could I have roamed this Earth my whole life,

Unaware that my beautiful other half, was simply making her way to me with each day that passed.

Every single left turn, every single mistake we made, every single place we've been, has brought us to this very moment.

And now the whirlwinds of life and love have rushed us together, 

Encompassing us in an unbreakable bubble of bliss and love,

Sheltered by our ancestors and the strength we've gained along our journies.

Here we are,

Starting to share a heartbeat,

As we embark and embrace this everlasting life full of love, we are choosing.

I choose you 

And I will choose you,

Each and every day,

With every breath in my lungs,

Every beat of my heart,

And every step that I take.

You are the product of my manifestations,

This love is our alchemy,

Let us nourish it until the end of time and beyond.

Anticipation

God,

I can't wait to marry you,

To make you my wife,

To start a family with you-

Watching this all unfold for us,

Has been such a beautiful journey-

I love you with all of my heart,

From the depths of my being,

And to the core of the universe.

You are my forever,

And I yours-

My sweet woman,

Cheers to our eternity -

I love how excited you get talking about it-

I am so grateful for you my love.

Here's to our forever! 

Goodbye, for now

As we said our goodbyes,

Time slowed.

We held each other a little longer...

You told me, "I love you baby" -

You never said "I love you" to anybody,

But me...

And if you did, it was once a year.

But you told me every time we spoke,

Multiple times. 

Your once strong embrace,

Felt fragile

But I could feel you mustering whatever strength you had to hold me tight and pull me close.

Once a man that some feared,

But I never had-

Because I was always your favorite,

And I'm not quite sure why.

You let me get away with more than the other kids,

You gave me more responsibilities as well-

You trusted me with your garden,

And Lord knows, you trusted nobody with your garden.

I tended to the tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants-

Eating my weight in cherry tomatoes every time I harvested them for you.

I remember always looking at your hands,

Rough, tanned and rugged-

Truly a testament to your hardworking nature. 

You smelled of tobacco and caramel,

And somehow, I loved it,

Burrying my face in your flannel every time I hugged you, 

Inhaling deeply...

As I slipped my tiny hand into your shirt pocket to steal a peppermint lifesaver or Werther's Original. 

From the time I could talk, you taught me what it meant to be Italian-

You had me in the kitchen cooking sauce with you, and dicing onions and garlic before I probably should have ever held a knife. 

I remember standing on a wooden chair from the table, pulled to the countertop, and taking direction as the aroma of your sauce filled the air...

Sneaking bread in when you weren't looking to steal a taste -you always smiled like you knew.

I remember you talking me with peeling potatoes,  which seemed like for hours-

You and I fought over the end pieces of bread, something I still giggle about every time I eat one.

The smell of fresh cut wood from your workshop permeates my memory- Watching you create with your hands, not only food, but furniture, truly had me in awe.

My grandpa did everything! 

And as the years passed,

I watched your soul soften-

What once was strength and a hand with a paddle, turned to less building, more cooking, and slow days with grandma as she rapidly declined. 

You gave up your life,

For her,

And for us kids -

To be close and to watch us grow-

You became selfless, though not everyone could truly see it... I did.

I loved our calls, I loved the soul connection we had, and I simply love you! 

The last glance we shared,

Our eyes swelled with tears-

We knew,

It would be the last time we would look at each other.

You looked at me like you were so proud,

And with such love-

It was one of the most powerful feelings I've experienced in my life. 

So much said, with no words at all.

I love you grandpa,

Give grandma and mom hugs for me-

I know you three will have so much to catch up on.

Forever and a Day

 I can't wait,

To spend forever and a day,

By your side,

As your partner,

As your wife,

As the other mother to your children.

Though,

I'm not sure forever and a day is enough-

It is so beautiful,

That we share this love,

This deep, unbreakable,  soul quenching love-

I have quickly made your heart,

My home-

Knowing that you've made mine,

Yours.

The excitement leaves me restless, 

As I want to experience it all, in this very instant-

But I am patient,

And we have,

Forever and a day-

Millions of moments to share,

Decades of pure love ahead of us. 

Promise me you'll find me when our souls leave this Earth,

When the oceans dry up,

When the clouds fall from the sky,

When the Earth ceases to breathe-

Come find me,

I'll be waiting-

To spend another, forever and a day, with you