How Long ?
How Long
Will We Have
Together?
How long will we have together,
to share a loving touch, a warm soft smile ?
Only the passing of days, weeks,
or perhaps years
will give me the answer I'm not looking for.
In knowing you I'll take what I know,
share something new, grow some more.
I'll offer you the same, something new,
a little more.
Our sharing will be an exchange of gifts,
permitted by desire and not forgotten
through time.
And if, as seasons pass, I see you no more,
I'll not ask why or become dismayed.
I'll be content with what we've shared,
with what you gave.
Strengthened and free, your gifts
have nourished me, I've become
a better person, I hope I've left you the same.
Keeping your gifts, forever free,
they will remain gently within,
a special part of me.
