You desire their mind, their heart, their soul.

You want to support them at their weakest and inspire them at their strongest.

You want to touch every part of them; you want them to touch and understand crave you.

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When you laugh, you crave the sound of their laugh mixed with yours.

You want to tell jokes, just to hear the sound of their breath leaving their lips.

You want to kiss that smile, melt it into yours.

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When something happens, whether good or bad, you want to share it with that person.

You construct texts in your mind throughout the day of things to tell them.

You want to know them, physically, emotionally, spiritually, completely.

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You want them, all hours of the day.

But not just their physical self.

You long for a soul connection.

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You want their heart, their mind.

You crave knowing them, understanding them, entangling your heart and life with them.

And yet, youre overwhelmed by calm, by tranquility, by pure, numbing joy.

With them, you are both fearful and fearless, wild and at rest.

When you think about your future, you cannot imagine it without them.

You fight to stay together, in spite of your differences, despite all odds.

You dont always want to be right, but to understand.

You dont want to walk away, but to stay, even when you are your most angry.

Theres this part of you that cant seem to, and doesnt want to ever let go.

You fight because you cannot fathom no longer having them to fight with.

When you think about your life, you realize how blessed you are to have that person in it.

You know that whatever you face, you wont have to face it alone.

Sometimes youre overflowing with passion, talking about their hands, their eyes, their smile, their touch.

Its as if youre a little kid again, admiring your crush with such wildness and desire.

But sometimes you speak with such calm.

When you think about their presence in your life, you want to be better.

When you wake up, youre thankful, simply for another day by their side.

You cant help but fall a little deeper every day, and thats scary and wonderful all the same.

But with this person, you simply know.

And this is one of them.

Marisa Donnelly is a poet and author of the book,Somewhere on a Highway, availablehere.