Awestruck

The way you smile over banter and the way your eyes glance inward

The way you know my words before I even speak in the receiver

The way you squeeze my shoulder briefly just to show me that you're there

The way you leave me notes and hours just to tell you of my cares

And it's so special and sacred and I'm in awe

The way you know the perfect words to speak when words don't seem enough

The way you run down the staircase just to hold me in your arms

The way you nurture contentment, ambition, and love

The way you grow with understanding that you never chose to know

And it's brilliant and passionate and it's love

The way you come back though you're broken but life just passes on

The way you hold on to a hope even if it never comes

The way you give up your whole world and have the courage to begin

The way you fracture all your bones and find your strength comes from within

And it's a marathon and it's a masterpiece

And it's chaos and it's passion 

And it's a macrocosm of colors and emotions and souls wandering together for a little bit. 

And it's immense and it's spectacular and it's life and it is love

And I'm in awe of all these shards and smudges and leaks and vivacious reds and pastel blues because all the colors, both dark and light and bleak and bright create a masterpiece. 

And it's so special and it's so sacred and I'm in awe.