Dear Soulmate,

Are you out there, waiting for me like I wait for you? Nerve-racking yet curious

peeking into the cookie jar of love.

Will you take notice of the mask, and peek under it? I made the mask myself

it's art if you squint.

Will you ignore the lines on my skin?

Lines made by my hands that also touch your skin.

Will you hold my hand?

Anchored to each other willingly.

Will you kiss me?

the slide of our lips sets me next to heaven.

Will you ache for me, as I do you?

Felt just next to the heart.

Will you yearn for me as i do you?

Felt next to the soul.

Will you understand the marks on my heart?

the craters and valleys hold lives upon lives.

Will you allow yourself to let go?

I don't hold myself back anymore.

Will we dance together?

In a ritual forgotten by all except Time, painstakingly carved into our hearts and only realized when the dance is halfway through?

Will we be in love, together?

hear this steady beat that our hearts synced to.