You asked if this was okay

But I didn't have the heart to tell you the truth

didn't possess the words to say 

no

this is so much more 

It just didn't seem to roll off my tongue the way mine rolled over yours

There wasn't enough time to explain the feeling of innocent euphoria I experienced with you 

No way to begin to illustrate how you made me unravel at the seams like lillies so desperate to blossom in Spring

I'd lost my breath before I could unfold the myriads of blessings I made in that short time

The praise and graititude I felt in the night our worlds collided softly 

so softly 

like summer rain or an ocean breeze

we were drenched in the subtlety of this essence

 

like electricity or flames

we were brave enough to reach out and survive the heat

not to endure but to embrace

 

as you wrapped your arms around me, I had never been so jealous of the cotton that separated us 

 

and yet, all I could manage was a nod

because there was more feeling in that moment than words could ever admit to say