I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

In public where everyone can see but nobody cares because we are allowed to love

Whomever we love

No matter what gender.

I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY I MEET

Your name

Without seeing them flinch

When they realize you’re a girl.

I WANT TO MARRY YOU

In every state, every country, every planet in the universe

And we’ll both wear white dresses

And diamond rings.

I WANT TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU

In a shout, in a whisper

And you’ll tell me you love me

So only I can hear.

I WANT TO KISS YOU

So hard we forget who we are

And we fall into one another’s arms

Like we were meant to be.

I WANT TO ADOPT A FEW CHILDREN

Who need a home

And love them

And raise them as our own.

I WANT US TO COME HOME

To each other after a long day at work

And make spaghetti

And watch old movies on Netflix.

I WANT TO FALL ASLEEP

With my head on your chest

And hear your heart beating

As my lullabye.

I WANT TO GROW OLD TOGETHER

By the sea where it’s just you and me

And our kids come to visit sometimes bringing along their own children.

We’ll be grandmas together.

I WANT TO DIE

In a rocking chair looking out over the water

With you sitting right beside me

Slipping away at the same time.

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

As we go.

Be buried beside you.

Still holding your hand.