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Nicely written! I'd say you are in L-O-V-E! I like the comparison to prison...trying to capture as much of her as you can before being locked away:
"I felt like a convict on his last day of freedom
spending as much time as he could with the outside world,
plotting ways to return to it as fast as possible.
He sees the loneliness ahead of him like a tidal wave
and he can't help but fantasize a world where choices don't matter."

This is my favorite stanza:

"Don't hold it against me if I held you too close,
or if I kissed you too much, or if you spent too much time
walking around with your clothes in a heap.
Like I said, I am a selfish man. I wanted every inch of you
all to myself, you were too beautiful to let go."

It's pretty special to have some care that much. Very emotion-filled poem. I enjoyed it and will look for others by you. Thanks for sharing it. Joan

not selfish, just loving. nothing wrong with anything you wrote about in this poem. you're just a sweetheart.