You Make Things Better

Fear. Fear courses through my veins every second I see them standing there. It burns. Oh, it burns like a volcano was exploding from my heart, reaching from the tips of my fingers to the tips of my toes. My body aches from the fear. Shivers course through my body as I think of the ways I could lose you. Cancer, accidents, suicide. Anything's possible in this world, even if it wouldn't be much of a world without you. My mind swirls into the darkness. My hands reach out, trying to find some way to stop spiraling.

And then everything stops once we meet eyes. The burning sensation turns to light as you place your hands in mine. The spinning sensation slows to a stop as you smile. The fear vanishes once you speak. The words of your adoration fall from your lips, stopping my breath. "I love you," you say, so oblivious of all the ways things could go wrong. So oblivious to how short life really is.

But for you, I can swallow my fear. I can deal with the future as it comes. Because as long as you stay by my side, I can face anything. As we hug, my heart slows. "Never leave me," I whisper into your chest.

"I never plan on it."

And all at once, the tension in my body releases, and all my worries flee my mind. Just having you in my arms will always be enough.