A Name for You

I could call you a star,

Or say you're a diamond,

But a star's light is distant and a diamond is cold

I'd call you a fire

That warms up the winter,

But fires die out if have nothing to burn.

Instead, you're just human,

A heart and a soul,

You've got flaws and shortcomings but I love you in whole.

All your chips and your cracks

And sad broken pieces

Have come to show me what true, wholesome, peace is:

It's not perfect days

Or flawless, sweet nights

But the feeling of victory, ascending to new heights,

When life pushes down

And we don't bend or break - 

We wait out the storm 'til to light we awake.

And like gold, we are tempered

Through fire and stress,

And we come out yet stronger, even under duress.

So what better name

To call you but your name?

No treasure or blessing means quite the same.

You're a gift on your own

And our love will hold true

And I write you this poem because I love you.