you're real, you're real, you're real, not just a dream,
not just a wish. as each cliche comes true,
the weight around my neck reminds that you
remain. persist. insist! we build this scene
complete in set, complete in lines: to speak,
to act, to house the hope that mounts each day
and hour we spend together. so smile, and say
you love-- you love!-- i'm still amazed. i seek
new ways to cause that laugh, to earn your heart
(unsure i'm worthy, i want to prove i am!).
i love the things i'd never be, if you
weren't there to force my hand... the work of art
my life becomes, painted by you: the lamb
that seeks the wolf, the lion protects the ewe.