Murmurs of a Dying Heart

how much do i love you?
i have a pretty guess that you know
how much do you love me?
beyond measure, beyond the sea
talk about leaving, coming home to stay
early devastation, winter here before it comes
wounds been cut, a heart bleeds
my heart, my wounds, agony a starting
sunsets will never be ever as inspired
majestic tapestry in the skies
red, yellow, hues of orange yonder
perhaps a thin haze of verdant strip
a heavenly reminder high above and beyond
like love that is mine, ours, and yonder
what will become of me then?
i have a pretty good guess that i know
not a probability, but a certainty
this bleeding heart has enough
blood to shed for a few handfuls
like love left enough to hold in my old hands
these tears, salty enough and
burning like acid, these eyes are blurry
yet, reality is crystal clear and
the message the sunsets write upon
crimson skies up high, the love that was
the love that is, the love that will be..
our love we shared, was real, the touch we
held dear, was warm and passionate
i do not accept defeat, this is not fate
a conscious choice been made
too scared for a leap of belief
that love is life..life is love..
you are all i ever would want to be
in my lifetimes..and death times..
always and forever..i love you..

---how can i not love you? the poet in you is burning with love. is it because of me? or has it always been there in you all along?