But please, Allow Me

I know we will never be together,
but please, let me tell you,
allow me to make you understand that
you are the river I have always longed for,
the river shines in sunlight, one winding freely,
for you I will be the ocean,
the vast and patient,
one who is deep and wide,
but I know you are not mine to keep,
you have to flow toward the land you belongs to,
towards the land I may never reach,
but please,
please allow me this much,
you have to -
let me explain how,
let me wrap my waves around your bank,
let me carry you across the horizon,
let me hear your laugh,
let me protect you in moonlit tides,
let me hear your stories of distant lands,
let us mirror the sky, the moon, the warmth of sun,
and then you will flow onward,
but before that
allow me to shout a vow,
to remember your waves,
your every laugh,
to hold your reflection,
you will disappear into the horizon,
but,
allow me to love you aloud,
and to know that love like this never fades,
and perhaps never stayed
even if only once swayed.