Don't Set Your Heart

My love

don’t set your heart

so hard against me

For you have

only yourself

to blame

or chance

or maybe fate

My love

I had my heart

contained against you

and any others

that sought

to open same

by deed

or maybe device

My love

you brought out

the remains

of my childish

belief

of happy ever after

and laughter,

and ‘for life’

My love

I find it impossible

if not difficult

to rein in

a joyous tremble

at a remembrance

or semblance

of you

My love

I have to ask

for the sake of

that part

of you in me

Never cry

for want of me

or lie

for avoidance

or simple accordance

unto me

For I would have not

than lose the love

I have for you

For I know not

how you would respond

to this truth

That I am solely,

and simply,

in love

with you.

1/27/07