Loving You
2.23.05

Living is a river
And
Laughing is a stream,
But
Loving you
Is an ocean
And I’ve fallen overboard
Into you.

I’ve lost my way.
I'll have to stay.

Loving you
Is an ocean.
Loving you
Is a desert,
Is a forest,
Is a jungle,
And I’ve lost sight of the sky.
I’ve lost my way,
Loving you.

I’m gasping for breath and
Learning to breathe
In this vast expanse
Of you.

But loving you is forbidden,
Kept clandestine and silent,
Painted the color of shame and
Unanticipated betrayal.

So I will stick to dreaming of
Rivers and streams, and I’ll
Search for the sky instead.