I hate you
I hate the way you look at her
All smiles and gleaming eyes
I hate the way your lips caress
Every word you say or sing
I hate the way your laughter
Carries clear across the way
But how can I hate you
When your laugh is all I can hear
How can I hate you
When every word’s my only saving grace
How can I hate you
When your smile is all I will see
I love you
I love how you always
Stay right here at my side
I love the way you laugh
At every silly thing I say
I love the way you hold me tight
When everything’s not right
But how can I love you
When he is always shining bright
How can I love you
When my heart danc
Buttery sunlight on cherry wood
Eagle flight over ruby canyons
Apple cider in crystal glass
Urchin spines in cobalt waters
Trembling dew on morning grass
You
Laughing under coverlets of stars
Open hearts filled with whispered secrets
Vows made under the solemn moon
Every moment a living dream
Butterfly wings pinned to walls
Rainbows shattered by morning light
Oceans full of salty tears
Kites without a guiding string
Envelopes laying unopened
Nothing being right with you
My promise with you
I wait out in the pouring rain
Standing resolutely under the mistletoe
Even though Christmas was yesterday
Realizing at the stroke of midnight
You wou