When I loved her so much, she lost the sky,
No more the endless stretch of blue on high.
I wanted to give her stars, so bright and far,
But in their place, I dimmed her guiding star.
She lost the silence of the midnight air,
For I filled it with words, loud, unaware.
I wanted to give her songs to make her smile,
But drowned the tune she held all the while.
She lost the freedom of her gentle breeze,
As I tried to anchor her with love’s deep seas.
I wanted to give her warmth, steady and true,
But held too close, she lost her hue.
She lost her lightness, her quiet, her ease,
In all my giving, I could not see these.
For when I loved her so much, wanting to be enough,
I forgot that love sometimes asks for less, not too much.
