I keep adding on
 the words go against the hours
 they compete with each other.
 Time and attention
 something we’ve always sworn
 we’d give one another
 focus that stare for me
 promise you’ll use the words
 that trigger the things
 that draw us close together. 
 Lay the perfume on thick
 even if that’s the only thing
 you wear from now on
 that scent of yours
 my memory guide. 
 Hands can’t ignore the pathway
 full of carrying
 priorities favorite things
 they hold onto everything.  
 Yesterday you wore 
 that combination
 I noticed the time it took
 how much you care and love. 
 There is enough for everyone,
 still, you chose just one. 
 May I suggest,
 you take a second
 indulge the sense of self
 give yourself a good talking to
 convince yourself
 you deserve to be loved. 
 I could write a thousand poems
 and still, some words are missing. 
 Attention is a strength of yours
 I’m learning to be less selfish
 it’s hard to do and
 I can see you smiling
 reading this admission of mine
 that I’m sure I’ll take down. 
 Today I promise,
 to do something
 exclusively for you. 
 The hour is still early
 so when you wake 
 and find these words
 scrawled on a public wall
 know that 
 I love you.