My Love

Here's a poem:

My Love

by Cody Craig, 2021

I need to know 

that if I go

that you know

the sound of me.

That my voice might be familiar.

Would you know

my tones, inflections?

Would you know 

my voice quickens when I feel

much more excited?

Would you know 

how much I stumble

over all my words

when I think 

that I am being funny?

I need you to know 

how my voice sounds

when I look at you 

and say

“You are my love.”

Perhaps your mind

may not hold it,

memories may not be concrete.

So here’s my voice,

here is my voice,

please, please, please, please,

remember it.

If the mighty stars

gave me song 

it was to sing

“You are my love.”