Contradiction

I want your eyes to devour me whole, and hold promises of tomorrow and the day after next.

I want your mouth to kiss me breathless and to whisper words of love and devotion in my ear.

I want your fingers tangled in my hair and entwined with mine as we drift off to sleep.

I want your arms to pull me against you and to wrap around me when I am sad.

I want your shoulder to bite and muffle my screams and to lean on when the world is against me.

I want your heart to beat wildly against my chest and for it to leap when you see my face, or hear my voice.

I want your feet here, always here, never to lead you away from me again.