I Wish

 I wish to draw across your face

with the warmth of my fingertips.

    Feeling every defined curve

of beauty and character.

    I wish to scribble playful hearts

onto my papers with smiles while

    thinking of your laughter,

of the very beat of your fragile little heart.

    I wish to run my hands over you,

soaking up your fears and trembles,

    leaving behind the warmth

and mirth that this world has stolen.

    And I wish.

    To hold you one more night,

to count your breaths and content

    sighs- to give you the sweet

dreams your Mother wishes but does not give.

    To kiss you sweetly, and feel

you smile against me.

    I wish

to see you happy again.

To kiss away the scars on your wrists

and wipe away the smudges of anger written

onto your wondrous, delicate face I love so much.

My Desolate Stargazer,

I wish to love you.