Always There

I know now that it was always there,

Peripheral, existing only in the shadows,

And I, too broken yet to seize such care

Let it sit and simmer, like mist in a meadow.

But, make no mistake:

I wanted you before I was even aware that my future held such bliss,

And, now, how gladly I take

In all of you: every moment, every kiss.

And I thank the Universe for all that you give and all that you are,

You are my Love, my Heart, my Favorite

I do not need to scour the stars

For I already have one: you are it.

There’s nothing I love more to do

Than to sit right next to you

And have our physics and philosophy lessons

For you hear my thoughts and never laugh at my questions.

Whoever thought that the cosmos would be mine to hold?

Whoever thought that perfection would be mine to keep?

Whoever thought that a Love so gold,

Would spring from a man so deep?

I want to Love with you and Laugh with you forever,

I want our lives to be woven into one together.

For you calm me and always make me feel better,

You show me the sun and kinder weather.

A god fell to Earth,

And they named him ‘Dan’

And I, I am the lucky mortal

Who gets to hold his hand.