In English we say: "I like your weird"

But in poetry we say: "Your particular brand of strange fits my particular brand of strange; two rare books finally finding their proper shelf together." #poetry

In English we say: "You make me brave"

But in poetry we say: "Courage tastes different when borrowed from your believing eyes; suddenly impossible things seem like reasonable." #poetry

In English we say: "I trust you"

But in poetry we say: "I've handed you the instruction manual to my complicated heart; you're the only one who bothers to read the fine print." #poetry

In English we say: "Don't change"

But in poetry we say: "The world will try to edit you into someone more convenient; promise me you'll stay beautifully impossible to categorize." #poetry

In English we say: "You're worth waiting for"

But in poetry we say: "Time moves differently when measured in heartbeats instead of minutes; every second until you arrive feels both eternal and fleeting." #poetry

In English we say: "You smell like home"

But in poetry we say: "Your scent has infiltrated my favorite sweater; now home lives in fabric that carries the memory of your shoulder." #poetry

In English we say: "Stay close"

But in poetry we say: "Distance becomes unbearable once you've learned the exact temperature of someone's skin against yours." #poetry

In English we say: "You're safe with me"

But in poetry we say: "Here in my arms, your secrets find their natural habitat; no judgment lives in the space between my heartbeat and yours." #poetry

In English we say: "You get me"

But in poetry we say: "In a lifetime of explaining myself to others, you simply nod and pass me the coffee exactly how I like it." #poetry

In English we say: "I see you"

But in poetry we say: "Behind every mask you wear for the world, I recognize the face that smiles only for me in unguarded moments." #poetry

In English we say: "Never let me go"

But in poetry we say: "Your arms have become the only coordinates that matter; release would mean drifting into unmapped territories where I don't know how to exist." #poetry

In English we say: "I ache for you"

But in poetry we say: "Longing has taken residence in my bones; a sweet pain that reminds me something beautiful exists beyond this emptiness." #poetry

In English we say: "You're all I want"

But in poetry we say: "Every other desire feels like background noise now; you've become the only song worth listening to on repeat." #poetry

In English we say: "I can't stop thinking about you"

But in poetry we say: "Your memory has staged a quiet revolution in my thoughts; a bloodless coup that overthrew reason without firing a shot." #poetry

In English we say: "I can't breathe without you"

But in poetry we say: "Air itself tastes borrowed when you're absent; oxygen becomes a poor substitute for the atmosphere you create." #poetry

In English we say: "I dream about you"

But in poetry we say: "Sleep betrays my waking resolve; you appear uninvited in the theater of my unconscious mind, starring in stories I cannot edit." #poetry

In English we say: "You're my weakness"

But in poetry we say: "In a fortress built from years of careful defenses, you remain the single door I cannot bring myself to lock." #poetry

In English we say: "I want you"

But in poetry we say: "Desire has rewritten my body's instruction manual; every cell now oriented toward the magnetic pull of your presence." #poetry

In English we say: "Never felt this before"

But in poetry we say: "Previous emotions were mere rehearsals for this main performance; preliminary sketches for the masterpiece." #poetry

In English we say: "You make me nervous"

But in poetry we say: "My pulse composes morse code messages when you approach; biology betraying emotions I attempt to conceal." #poetry