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ONE Let me love you as I would, Not as you will or as I should. For love, to linger, must be free, And what you wish for isn't me. TWO You might love me as you would, But I must spurn you, as I should. For though love is a choice that's free, Once made, it means that you love me. ONE Only you? I might love two, Or three or four. As might you. For love will ever have its way, Regardless what we do or say. TWO Those who say that they love two Love only one--themselves. For you Confuse desire with love, whose way Is willed, regardless what you say. ONE Is willed? Confuse love with desire? But what is love without the fire? A cage in which two birds expire, Each to each a gutless liar. TWO Love begins, yes, as desire, But then one must maintain the fire, Lest it, lacking care, expire, Making one a faithful liar. BOTH On this point we both agree: Love loves not dishonesty. ONE But some would love upon the sea, TWO While some would love more vertically, That past and future rooted be In one well-tended, fruitful tree.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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