A Wish To Be Together, But Standing On Our Own

I wish you weren't scared to love me,
I wish you felt the weight
Of the risk of going—
Heavier than that of staying,
I wish you saw the urgency of our love, the opportunity, the fleeting possibility,
I wish there was boldness to press on without pressing off,
I wish our togetherness was of such epic proportion
That you couldn't resist,
I wish that the non ideal, the imperfect, the not ready
Were petty in the big picture,I wish it were known, without question,
Just how rare and precious
These moments can be,
So that we'd seize the day,
Together but standing on our own feet,
I wish that your longing for growth
Saw room for the nurturing embrace
Of my soft soul,
I wish you knew, not in your head, but in your bones
That the risk of jumping to me is beyond worthy,
And the peril from falling will never defeat you,

I wish you didn't compare me to whats passed,
I wish I could strip you down to your rawness, to your real self—
The one I met on so many occasions,
The one I wish to meet again, in all her beauty,
And in all her imperfection,
I wish that you'll read this and know—
If there were one person whom I could ever talk into loving,
With my words, with my passion, with my wholehearted truth,
It'd certainly be you.