the sea is mine if I want to swim it.
the sun is mine if I want to feel it.
the air is mine if I want to breathe it.
I want you to be mine in the same essential way.
I want you to be undeniable.

I want you to be aware that in the same exact moment
that my eyes met yours everything I dreamed of
was you.

and in spite of everything,
in spite of all the storms,
all the hurricanes,
all the distances,
and all the silences,
fuck, it's always been you.

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