I, with my inability to see the future

don’t know who you are

Your name, your face

Nor your ambitions

But I know who I hope you to be

A person

Mortal and bound to this Earth

Who won’t let the rainy days cloud his vision of a beautiful world

Stronger than I, but soft, and able to voice his vulnerability

I don’t want perfection

I want the one inside

I don’t know who you are

But I know who I hope you to be 

I want our life to be worry free

Spending our days in perfect twilight

But I know that won’t happen

We’ll fight like every couple, but in our hearts

Our torn, aching hearts

We know that everything will be okay

I don’t know who you are

But I know who I hope you to be 

I hope we meet by a setting sun

A blissful breeze

You’ll smile at me, and I’ll feel at home 

Even if we’re miles from everything we know 

And from that point forward, we’ll spend the days together

Long and thoughtful conversations

Silly breakdowns of boisterous laughter

Where we’ll know everything will work out 

I don’t know who you are

But I know who I hope for you to be  

I hope our connection grows

We’ll dream of a life together

Through the struggles of young adulthood

This dream will remain deep in our minds

A distant thought that brings the happiness of our hearts to light 

A house together, a life of our own

I don’t know who you are

But I know who I hope you to be 

I want something to be known by you 

And ones who pass us by

Perfect strangers, ones with different lives 

That I’ll love you through it all 

When the sun rises, yet falls

And problems become unwavering and stagnant

I’ll still be there to assure you of the beauty of this life

As you would for me

A warmth, justified only to my heart

I don’t know who you are

But I know who I hope you to be