Closure: Step 1

I opened the flood gates i promised myself I wouldn't

I'm so afraid you will drown in my ocean of feelings

I need you to hold on

because I don't know if I will be able to keep them locked shut

But maybe

Possibly

Hopefully

When I see your face

And hear your voice

The whole ocean will melt into vapour

Leaving only the pearls and gems shining in the sun

brightly at you

Closure: Step 2

I draw my breath

feeling every movement in my heart

and every thought spinning in my mind

and all the love comes flowing through my veins

I part my lips to speak

Hoping my thought won't get lost while I try to express it

Because every word, every thought and every feeling

Is a life and death situation

We must act now, but we must be patient

The act of balancing this is like stepping across a thin rope to save the life most dearest to oneself

All those great words I barely dare whisper to you

only late at night when you are close and my heart feels safe

The promises attached to these words are too heavy for me to bear yet

my heart is broken and it sleeps safely within me

Closure: Step 3

As minutes pass into hours and hours into days

and days into weeks

my certainty grows

Steadily strengthening my heart

stirring my mind

healing my soul

Quietly

slowly

ever so sweetly

It causes me to forgive

to love again

to smile as I look into your eyes

and one day it will let me say

fully and whole-heartedly

"I am yours always"