I want you to take me
Like you’ve never taken anyone before,
Like you’ve never touched, felt, held anyone
Like you’ve never wanted, craved, anyone—
Anything.

Like you’ve never needed.

I want you to touch me
Like you’ve just discovered your hands,
To look at me
Like you’ve never had the power of sight.

I want you to love, love, love me
Like it’s keeping you alive,
Like I’m the organs, arteries, cells that keep you breathing.

But mostly—
I want you to have
Touched
Seen
Felt
Wanted
Craved
Loved
Plenty of times before.

But realize--
I am the one
that makes you believe it’s the first time
and know it’s the last time,
any of that will ever happen
with anyone

but

me.