I Hold You In My Heart

I love you at a distance– hoping you realize what you are worth to me. I know it is hard to see that, when my words fail me in your presence, and when my mind rumbles against me, speaking untruths that shake my inner world. Under the coalescing clouds, in the comforts of solitude, I witness your successes– I see you like the morning light, and I hold nothing but warmth when memories of you pass right through into dangerous dusks and maleific midnights. I do not expect you to know how high I hold you in my heart, even when I fail to walk by your side.