Five dialects

The first travels from my nerves to yours

Receptors buzzing eagerly

Radiance glows

When you make the cold feel like home

I speak this fluently, especially for you

I adore the way our hands fit seamlessly

A flesh pact declaring us as each other’s

Where you keep me safe with the first

You embolden me with the second

Your lips, a wellspring 

Each word you utter saves me

Clawing doubt loses its grip 

Unexpected praise

I fall deeper

The third, my favorite

You can never predict

I’ll always have something for you

Something small 

A letter perhaps

Something that reminds me of you

May your trinket collection grow

I wish we had more time for the fourth

But they always say

Quality over quantity

I beg to differ

For it’s never enough

Even if it’s just for a minute

I wish to spend it with you

Fifth, your strongest dialect

You see me

Whether I’m at my lowest or highest

You become my rock

Doors open, red carpet rolled out for me

I never have to ask

I’ll always thank you

For loving me and letting me love you