I Breathe You

To say I love you Is equivalent To saying I breathe air Such sustenance as I derive from oxygen devolves So liberally so reflexively upon me Were I deprived Of atmosphere The words "I breathe" would not avail To fill my lungs with what they need nor would the words "I am a fish" convert my lungs to gills Air all around But I would drown Without you there Because I breathe you Because I breathe you Air all around But I would drown Without you there Because I breathe you Because I breathe you To say I love you Is equivalent To saying I breathe air Ethereal by nature not by choice I'm bound to love you Notwithstanding my voice (my voice) Air all around But I would drown Without you there Because I breathe you Because I breathe you