It is both

I would never say

He took my breath away

No

He made it easier to breathe

I would never say he stole my heart

No

All that he has had or still has of mine 

I freely gave

I would never say I fell for him

No

He's too careful with me and would catch me or warn me each time,

Yes protecting each other comes naturally with a love that endures, stretches out blissfully

and each expression lands gently beside the most recent one

I would never say love is the totality

Or the sum of all our parts

No

It is both a language and a certain 

Quality of silence that make more sense than anything we have ever mumbled

Or screamed till our throats hurt

Or whispered to deny we ever said it

Yes

The aspect we are willing and able to face

Hesitant to erase

Oh the face of you 

The space between our toes and fingers

The presence

That lingers