Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

LET ME LOVE YOU

By: Elizabeth Ellen Riter

I WISH SO MANY THINGS FOR US,
I WISH FOR LOVE, RESPECT AND TRUST.
AND I WILL MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN REAL SOON,
I PROMISE YOU A LIFETIME WITHOUT ANY WOUNDS.

WORDS WILL NEVER SHOW YOU MY URGE TO MAKE THINGS PERFECT,
YOU I WANT TO MAKE PROUD, YOU I WON'T NEGLECT.
JUST LET ME LOVE YOU, PLEASE,
I AM BEGGING YOU ON MY KNEES.

I KNOW IT IS HARD FOR A MAN TO GIVE HIS HEART,
WHEN IT'S BEEN HURT BY ANOTHER RIGHT FROM THE START.
I KNOW I HAVE HURT YOU MYSELF BEFORE,
BUT NEVER AGAIN, I LOVE YOU, YOU I ADORE.

LET ME BE THE ONE TO MAKE YOU SHINE,
LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU, ALL THE TIME.
LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND AND KISS YOUR CHEEK,
EVERYTHING I DO SAYS I LOVE YOU, I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK.

EVERYONE HAS A BAD SIDE,
BUT TO MAKE YOU HAPPY, THAT I WILL HIDE.
I WILL SWALLOW MY PRIDE WHEN I THINK YOU ARE LYING,
BECAUSE IF YOU HAD SOMEONE ELSE, WITH ME YOU WOULDN'T BE TRYING.

I CAN'T SAY ANY MORE THAN I HAVE ALREADY SAID,
BUT MY MIND IS ON YOU, YOU ARE IN MY HEAD...
I LOVE YOU.