I'd burn the world for you

you don’t have to ask

love—

I’d run through fire

barefoot

if it meant keeping

your heart safe.

I’ve seen the shadows

chase you

I’ve felt your breath

hitch in panic

and still—

you tried to smile.

but you don’t have to be strong

with me.

not for one damn second.

I will be

the shield

the anchor

the arms that hold

when everything else

falls away.

because I love you

madly.

wildly.

like a storm

with soft hands.

and I would fight

every ghost

you carry

just to see you

breathe easy again.