In Your Embrace

I’m Endlessly Aflame, Eternally Thirsting, Forever Lost

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I love you more than words can say… but it’s never enough.

You’re my holiday joy, my everything, yet I always want more.

You’re my sheltering rain, feeding my soul, but still, I hunger for you.

With you, I journey from promise to promise, every part of me open, yet it’s not enough.

Crazy love shines in my eyes, a burning desire within resting on my heart, yet it’s never enough.

I gather the world’s beauty, lay it in your hands with sighs, pouring out my heart… but it’s still not enough.

I spread light on the roads for you, under your steps, trying to pave your way… but it’s never sufficient.

If I gave you my heart’s every beat, my every dream, set free all my desires to circle around you, loving you from the first moment, being everything you want… still, it wouldn’t be enough.

When my music, voice, and words come from love so fiery, it feels like it’s burning me up with intense feelings, dreams, and hopes… when will it ever be enough?

When can I give you enough to fill the rhythm in my heart, to say what can’t be said? I’m here, knocking, my lady and life’s harsh winds are throwing me back, with…