If you knew how much I love you, just the thought of you, I think that you would let me hold your hands, so small in mine like a child's.
Your feet on my feet, laughing, giddy with your newfound competence and power.

Dear God, how I must break Your Heart every day of my life.

So hold me, I beg You.
I offer nothing but my own innocent, starry-eyed wonder.

And, my dearest, when you know my heart, we'll both understand love as completely as we children ever could. When you put away your fear, you'll see that every secret corner of your body has been mine from the start. I own you with my eyes, my lips, and every step you've ever taken on the sidewalks we both tread.