Essence

I can't look for very long, 

    it hurts my eyes

I try so hard just to be strong, 

    with no disguise

Breathing in, I lose control

Intoxicating to my soul

Time stands still for me, 

    to see your smile

I'd do anything to feel you, 

    walk a mile

Suffocate, I drown in you

Seal my fate, can it be true?

Entangled in your silken web, 

    can't go free

Ocean waves crash and ebb, 

    just like the sea

Slowly dying at your hand

I give all that you demand

No one can compare, 

    you are my life

I feel as my heart tears, 

    you twist the knife

If nothing else holds true

I will be here loving you

Emanating the very essence, 

    life itself

I have everything in you, 

    all the wealth

You absorb my heart and soul

Without you near I don't feel whole

Dedicate my life to you, 

    to see you smile.