Forest of Words

Tick tock

Tick tock

Listen to the beating of the clock

Counting on goes through time 

I lay here waiting

Our bed is empty where you should be

None of it makes sense

You’re not lying next to me 

Thinking of you 

Thinking of you 

Thinking of you 

Want you home right now 

But patiently trying to wait in line 

I try to find things to occupy my mind

Household tasks and hobbies 

Walk a mile or two 

Find a lonely stray kitten to feed

Nothing works 

Every thought is you 

How we should be together right now 

Tick tock

Tick tock

Listening to the rhythm of the clock

Umair

Umair

My heart calls out to you

I need you home

I need you

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Every single second

Every single minute

Every hour and every day

You are on my mind, Umair

I love you and need you 

In every single way

I ache for every moment we share 

I have loved you since your very first text 

I have loved you in every single way 

I love you, and you take my breath away 

I want every single second of every single day

I want every single minute of every single day 

I want every single hour

I want every single day and night 

I want to have all the memories we have been waiting to make once you are home 

I love all the memories we have made along the way 

I treasure you 

I adore you 

In every possible way

I’m counting the seconds 

I’m counting the minutes

I’m counting the hours

I’m counting the days 

And cannot wait for you to come home and be home forever 

Is there really any more to say 

except I freaking love your smile and you take my breath away

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Did you hear the words I whispered softly today? 

Did you hear me say your name? 

Did you feel me reaching out for you deep in the night? 

Did you feel me aching to hold your hands as I was driving home tonight? 

Do you hear the words I whisper softly each and every day? 

Do you know how much you mean to me? 

Do you know there is not a single minute I ache to feel your breath on me? 

Do you hear the words I say a million times a day? But do you feel what those words mean? 

They mean you are my everything 

In every single way

They mean so many things all at once and at the same time

You make my heart race, and yet you are my absolute peace

You are my home

I need to be precisely where you are 

Listen carefully as I whisper all the words into the night, Umair

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Twinkle twinkle 

Every bright and shiny star 

All

Pales in comparison to you 

You have had my heart since way before go

I can’t breathe when you aren’t near

I love you 

I need you here 

Every single thoughtful touch

Every caress that turns into so much more 

You have every inch of me 

Far beyond my core

I ache for you in ways impossible to describe 

I wear your cologne so I can feel you near 

It makes me miss you more 

Want to feel your breath in my ear

Your fingers playing with my curls 

Your arms around me

My face in your chest 

Love when you wake me from a nap 

And kiss me deeply 

The taste of you lingers in each memory 

I love you, Umair

I want you home with me 

Desperately 

I ache to feel you 

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Here we are 

Another Friday night again

You spent the day preparing documents for our case and our interview 

And I’m wishing you were home 

RIGHT NOW

I need you 

As much as I always do 

Maybe more 

The house is quiet 

Not a single sound

Except for the hum of puppies snoring all around 

It’s another Friday night

I wish you were home 

So I could snuggle in your arms 

Cuddle in your chest 

Wake up to you smiling and make you breakfast 

It’s another Friday night

I wish you were home 

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photos by Umair

Casual whispers

Carefree dreams

You set my soul on fire

You set me free

A love like ours 

With no way to tame 

And I never would want it any other way

Loving you 

Being loved by you 

I will never be the same 

You ignite my body, and I ignite yours

Down to the flame

Down to the core

Of where you and I begin and end 

Cataclysmic 

Earth-shattering 

You and I are the perfect storm 

Balance and beauty 

Sensuality and perfection

I need you 

Absolutely 

Completely 

Each kiss 

Each touch 

Each caress that turns into so much more

Every little tease that begins and ends with you and me 

Utterly 

I love you 

Happy Anniversary 

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Laying in our bed 

I’ve tried counting sheep

I’ve wished a thousand wishes to simply fall asleep

I need you 

I want you 

Right by my side 

Sleeping soundly next to me, the sound of your snores softly lulling me to sleep

I want those arms wrapped around me 

I want to bury my face in your chest

And blissfully dream

My husband by my side

Laying in our bed 

I’ve tried counting sheep 

I’ve tried counting camels

I’ve even tried counting the stars in the sky 

Laying in our bed 

Need you next to me 

One day until our nine-month anniversary 

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Sparkling skies full of stars 

Full of wishes 

Hopes and dreams 

Full of all the things that are meant to be 

Waiting our turn in an endless line

To be given what is already ours 

The right to live in our home together as man and wife

This land is so beautiful 

And held the hopes and dreams of so many people 

But once upon a time, we were all immigrants with wishes for 

A fresh start

An unbelievable dream 

I love you, Umair 

The skies hold my wishes that you will be home soon right next to me

Where cuddles and daydreams all belong to you and me 

Our fingers intertwined 

Where we snuggle under the same beautiful stars

Holding hands under the same beautiful moon

You are home

You are next to me 

I love you, baby

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photos by Umair

Scattered wishes 

Hopes and dreams 

Each night, 

I pray for miracles 

I go through the motions

Every single day

Wait in line 

Hold my breath 

Maybe today is my lucky day

That Umair can come home 

Words and thoughts form inside my mind 

Pirouette, Alouette, towards an endless line 

Arriere and Avant evolve into another line

Promenade gracefully, take your final cue 

Wishful

Hopeful 

Longing for you 

My husband 

My darling, I love you

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