Here

You'll have to forgive me

or learn to understand

this is the only place
I'm allowed to hold your hand.
In my universe of words and rhyme

I can kiss you without the curse of time

and you'll always be my prime
Don't deny me this space

to describe how you embrace

your fears and your flaws,

your victorious wars,

the things you've lost,

and the people you once cared for.

Let me have this canvas,

to paint with color,

your sky so azure,

and your rainbow so grey.

I will fill it all with reds and blues

a variety of tints and hues

ever bright, my muse.

Let me brighten here

the black and white you hold dear

and lighten the darkness you fear

let me keep here

the burdens you hold

and the pages you fold

and the hearts you consider gold

Every little thing you do

and all the words you say

I wish for them to be treasured and prized

always worth something, never compromised

You'll have to forgive me

or understand me at best

this is the only place 

my heart rests.