I'm no artist, but I can paint you a picture with my words.
I'm no poet, but I can think of one hundred and one ways to tell you I love you.
I'm no astronaut, but I can take you to the moon and fly us through the stars til we reach the heavens.
I'm no Superman, but I can catch you when you fall from the sky.
I'm no Clark Kent, but I will write all about it, under a mask, and not tell you it was me.
I'm no magician, but I can make us disappear from this world.
I'm no wise man, but I can follow your star until I find you.
I'm no French man, but I can introduce myself in french. Je m'appelle Insolence.
I'm no gardener, but I can pull out your weeds even if my hands get cut.
I'm no Spiderman, but I can kiss you passionately in the rain. Even upside down if you want.
I'm no preacher, but I can write a three hour sermon about your eyes.
I'm no singer, because well, I can't sing. At all. But that doesn't mean I won't try to serenade you.
I'm no advertisement, but I can try to convince you to want to be with me in 30 seconds.
I'm no homeless man, but I can beg for you to be my shelter.
I'm no hobbit, but I can travel miles on perilous roads to give you a ring. *will you marry me?* Precious, I know.
I'm no hairdresser but I can play with your hair for hours on end.
I'm no French man, but I can French kiss.
I'm no gatekeeper, but I can try to hold both of our demons back.
I'm no Thomas Edison, but I can light up your world.
I'm no chicken soup, but I can be good for your soul.
I'm no Phantom, but I can make music with you. Scars and all.
I'm no Rauol, but I can be dependable and have nice cheekbones.
I'm no archaeologist, but I can dig up your secrets and piece them together.
I'm no calendar, but I can make every day feel like the weekend.
I'm no Winston Churchill, but I will never, never, never give up on you.
I'm no weather man, but I can touch your warm front or your cold back. The temperature tomorrow has a high of falling asleep while star gazing and a low of separation.
I'm no vagabond, but I can make wandering aimlessly the most fulfilling experience of your life.
I'm no cruise control, but I can have you not worrying about when we get there.
I'm no Leonardo Decaprio, but I can find you in your dreams and fix our reality.
I'm no construction worker, but I can take our bricks and build something for the world to see.
I'm no English teacher, but I can inspire your words.
I'm no alphabet, but I can put "u" and "s" together because us lasts longer than "u" and "i".
I'm no Midas, but I can make your skin golden.
I'm no French man, but I can take you to Paris.
- I'm no Insolence is Bliss, but I can write you this.
I feel like any words I could use to describe this post would be inadequate.
ReplyDeleteI hope that somehow, someday, somewhere, someone will love me like this.
Thank you for making me want to find true love.
"everything I'm not made me everything I am"
ReplyDeleteSuch a great post. Digging your blog.
oh god i don't even know what to say other than this is really, really great, man!
ReplyDeletei should probably give a warning with my movie recommendations considering my friends think i have a rather strange/depressing taste, but whatever x
I'm no Superman, but I can catch you when you fall from the sky.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet, it makes me want to cry.
This was amazing. I am so impressed with your writing.
ReplyDeleteI loved this!!
ReplyDelete"I'm no French man, but I can French kiss.
I'm no Phantom, but I can make music with you. Scars and all.
I'm no Rauol, but I can be dependable and have nice cheekbones.
I'm no French man, but I can take you to Paris."
These lines reminded me of what I can do, even while hiding behind who I pretend I am. They make me want to go to Paris with you to see what you think it is, because somehow I don't think we see it in the same light. Thank you for this post, it's truly amazing!!
How many times have I read this?
ReplyDeleteGosh, it's so beautiful.
And I was thinking, he better end with a good one, I don't see how anything could beat this line (I thought that every line)
and then,
"I'm no French man, but I can take you to Paris."
Whaaaaaaaaat.
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ReplyDelete"Everything I'm not"
ReplyDeletePerfect title. I can't help but want to ignore it though because of everything you are. This is lovely x 100. Everything you write is lovely.