Not Yours

My heart loves you 

but it does not belong to you

My body desires you 

but it is not yours 

My soul longs to be near yours 

but my soul is not yours

My thoughts care for your wellbeing 

but my thoughts are my own

in many ways

I am yours and you are mine

but only in so much as a choice

My decision to stand next to You

to show up for You

to choose You above all others

but I cannot lose myself to You

because then I am not the one You fell in love with

stand next to me

not in front of or behind me

be right here next to me

where Our hands can easily touch

where Our hearts can see what’s in front of us

where We can breathe the same air

but be Our Own, Together