Wait for a man who....and other unfathomable twists of fate

Wait for a man who calls you beautiful no matter what you look like

Wait for a man who looks deeply into your eyes as though he's trying

to remember every little detail

Wait for a man for a man who kisses your forehead, the top of your head

and pulls your hand close to his heart

Wait for a man who makes you feel safe, warm, comfortable, treasured

Wait for a man who holds you close,

so close you forget everything you were worrying about

before his arms were wrapped around you

and he was holding you tightly against his chest

who strokes your hair and face so slowly

like he has nowhere else to be....forever

whose eyes close gently when he's close to you

because the feelings overwhelm

Wait for a man who makes you smile and laugh until your smile muscles are sore

and you wonder why you never smiled like this before

who says he's thinking of you even five minutes after you were together

who asks if you are home okay

after you left him

who takes you to watch the sunset after you mentioned you loved to

Wait for a man you don't fantasize about because at the end of the day

the reality is so much better than the fantasy

who asks you how your day has been,

who listens, responds, and offers support

Wait for a man who hugs you and hugs you and sometimes the hugs linger

and hugs you until the tiny little parts of your heart and mind

and some of the broken parts, the shattered pieces start to come together,

to fill in, to heal, and that was just his hug

Wait for a man who, while saying goodbye, he holds you close to him, tightly,

until you forget everything on your mind

and in that peace, that safety, that comfort, you feel something you can't describe

because you've never felt it before - it surprised you,

it makes you shiver, it makes you feel tightness in your throat

like you might cry and you have no idea why

and you think all this and it was just a hug

Wait for a man who makes you lose complete interest

in maintaining your carefully established walls,

who you say things to you promised you'd never say

who you can't even wonder about holding back from

because you don't have the energy or the interest

and you've already forgotten why you should

who holds you tightly when you cry,

who laughs with you and makes you laugh,

who listens as you talk, just listens,

and after all of that,

you can't deny that sitting close and looking into his eyes

you're suddenly able to see yourself clearly the way

you haven't been able to in a really long time