Only To Love
By: Joi Maree Flowers
I rose only to fall in love with you
Not to dance
Not to sing
Not to play
Not to be made an option for another's eye
But only to love you
Nothing more
Nothing less
But even this simple task
Has become hard to complete
As you excuse yourself from my calling
Whenever I speak your name
Is love so feared
That it would cause you to run away
Is love so bad
That you dare not befriend it
Awakened to receive you
Yet it remains abandoned
Shall I too abandon you
Shall I fear you also
When the day comes that sense is made of me
And you run to greet me
Will your name have been replaced
Because you waited to see me too late
This I do not know
But I hope it isn't the case
But the longer you wait
Lesser of me will lie in wait
So will you choose
To catch me today
Or again leave me in waiting
For my patience grows impatient
And my wait time becomes shortened
As I grow tired
And sleep nears closer to rest me
So will you choose
To catch me today
Or let me again close my eyes to darkness
And be awakened
By the kiss of another
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