It is enough

Cast away my shadows.

The tip of my toes touch the water,

Rippling the surface and

Obscuring her reflection

From my thoughtful gaze.

Why do I steal subtle glances

Of such a beauty

When I know that 

She looks at me without hesitation?

With her face turned and head tilted

She smiles pure light

And casts my shadows

Further from us.

But the brighter she is

And the farther my shadows go,

The larger they grow.

This heavy feeling in my stomach sinks further

When our hands graze and she leans in

To press her lips to my cheek.

How can she find beauty in a creature

Like me?

I ask her, and she laughs.

I am no more a creature than you.

We are but of the same coin;

Though I like to think we share one side.

Our hands interlace like

Tree branches reaching out for one another,

And it is enough.