Safe in Her Smile

(hmmmmm) Four years of holding

this close to my chest

With you, Makenna,

my heavy heart rests

You light up the dark on my roughest of days

And sweep all my troubles

and shadows away

I feel safe in your warmth,

you keep me so calm

Your beautiful kindness is a healing balm

I would give up my life to protect where you stand

Even if I am never the one holding your hand

(oh Makenna)

I talk to you easy,

no judgment in sight

I trust you with secrets

in the quiet of night

But I wake from a dream

where you finally are mine

To face the cold truth of our boundary line

It hurts like a fire,

but I'll play the part

I won't risk our friendship to unburden my heart

If a platonic bond is the best I can do

Then I'll stay your anchor,

forever for you

Maybe someday,

but for now we are friends

My quiet devotion

that never quite ends

Love, De.