A love like fire,
a burning passion
runs deep in my soul,
a longing for returned desire
Without question.
When I look into your eyes
I see a flawless beauty.
Thoughts of you and I together consume me
in every waking moment.
When you are near
the fire rages inside me,
To say that I am in love,
it isn’t enough;
I know in this lonely heart that
I have to show you how I feel.
You must understand that
these feelings I have cannot merely be written.
Words cannot explain
how I long to hold you in my arms,
how I wish to fall asleep listening to your soft breathing,
how I wish to wake up to see a smile on your face.
I would like to spend a lifetime with you
rather than a single moment without you.
I love you as you are;
don’t change, don’t do anything different for me.
Just promise you’ll be the one to catch me
as I fall more and more in love with you.
Just promise you’ll be the one to catch me.
Don’t change, don’t do anything different for me;
I love you as you are.
Rather than a single moment without you,
I would like to spend a lifetime with you.
How I wish to wake up to see a smile on your face,
How I wish to fall asleep listening to your soft breathing,
how I long to hold you in my arms.
Words cannot explain;
These feelings I have cannot merely be written.
You must understand that
I have to show you how I feel.
I know in this lonely heart that
it isn’t enough
to say I am in love.
The fire rages inside me
when you are near.
In every waking moment
Thoughts of you and I together consume me.
I see a flawless beauty
when I look into your eyes.
Without question
a longing for returned desire
runs deep in my soul,
a burning passion,
a love like fire.
#254 11-06-07
Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Hi there,
I like the repetition, it works very well, as does the outpouring!
Thanks.
Friday, November 9, 2007 at 3:25 pm
This is a new form for me. I like very much how the verses play out here.
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt how the narrator of this poem feels. It’s wonderful to be reminded of that kind of physical passion and yearning for another person.
And the honest truth is that sometimes I wish I could be the person who hasn’t had feelings like this in a long time, because it seems to me that since the day I found out what love was, I have felt it for someone, though not the same person from then until now. It almost seems that one love replaces the previous one. Anyway, Thanks for the comment, and welcome back
Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 3:04 pm
I really enjoyed this poem – its length serves the form well, so that by the time I get to the second half the lines seem fresh, though familiar. I love how turning them around gives them just a slightly different meaning! Very nice work.
If I recall correctly, my intent was to make sure the lines had a close meaning the first time as the second time, but not quite the same.
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 5:33 am
Was searching for something to strike a chord…this has…
thank you…this link says recent writing…not brill with computers but can I read earlier work…lovely…