breathe easier in your love

You see the silver gathering in my hair, 
And call it moonlight resting there. 
You read the quiet underneath my words, 
 The tender truth that no one heard. 
When old defenses rise without a sound, 
Your patient hands don’t pull them down. 
You wait beside me in the open night, 
Until my eyes return to light. 
No part of me must vanish to belong; 
You hold the silence, warm and strong.
 
I breathe easier in your love, 
Like night air moving through the pines. 
I breathe easier in your love, 
Your steady heartbeat calming mine. 
Thank you for your strong, warm hands, 
For never asking me to run. 
Thank you for the room to be 
All I was and have become.
I breathe easier in your love
 
I’ve watched the hard rain mark the glass, 
And learned that even storms will pass. 
Like slow tides faithful to the moon, 
You leave, return, and find me soon.
 I choose your face in morning’s honest light, 
Your shoulder near me through the night. 
 Not out of hunger, not from fear— 
 I choose you freely, year by year. 
 
After every road I’ve traveled through, 
 My deepest peace is choosing you....
 
I breathe easier in your love, 
 Like night air moving through the pines. 
I breathe easier in your love, 
 Your steady heartbeat calming mine. 
Thank you for your strong, warm hands, 
For every gentle, patient touch. 
Thank you for the grace you give, 
And never asking for too much. 
I breathe easier in your love
 
 When the last light leaves the room, 
 I will still turn toward you. 
 Through every season yet to come, 
 My quiet yes stays true. 
 Hold my hand and share the dark; 
 I’ll stay close, whatever comes. 
 My final breath will whisper— 
 I breathe easier in your love