Love, to me, is patient
Its strength you needn't test
It shows no hesitation
It waits on bated breath

Love, to me, is waiting
Within my chest, a flutter
Living for the next time
We'd get to see each other

Love, to me, is truthful
With vulnerability
And you're forever youthful
A soul of rarity

I look at you in wonder
My heart warm and occupied
For every star discovered
Lies not within the skies

They burn within your laughter
They illuminate your face
Those embers that I'm after
Are not found in outer space

They glimmer in your voice
Your heart epitomized
All of life's greatest joys
Rest in your russet eyes

You paint my life in passion
Color from the monochrome
So, I need no lavish mansion
Your arms will be my home

Where we've been, extraordinary
Where we're going, most unknown
But our future's neither scary
Since we'll never be alone

You are my heart's protector
You are my favorite chapter
So I give to you forever
For you are my ever after

Countless love stories exist
Some great, some overdone
But, in truth, I must insist
Ours is the greatest one