As Long as Love is You

I'd sink to the clutches of love, easily,
I'd limp on the crutches of love, faltering,
I'd swim to the isles of love, fearlessly,
I'd lounge on the couches of love, lazily.

Weightless, I've sunken, I'm caught in the web,
Detached, I've stumbled, I'm drunk in the head,
Maudlin, I've melted, I'm butter corrupt,
Breathless, I've bursted, I'm Helens erupt.

You'd whisper a stroke to my weeping soul,
You'd provoke a stoke to my sleeping coal,
You'd relish a promise to my sweet repose,
You'd shower a kiss-mist to my raptured toes.

Crying, I've opened, I'm aired from my mire,
Burning, I've kindled, I'm sweltering desire,
Warming, I've rested, I'm feeling protected,
Obeying, I've slackened, I'm feeling distracted.

I'd sink to the sea floor of love, heavily,
I'd limp on the blister of love, painfully,
I'd swim to the beaches of love, endlessly,
I'd lounge on the branches of love, timelessly.

Dana N. Haley 2001

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