Your strength frightens me.

It’s your ability to cordon off your heart.
Love on one side; work on the other.

Ha! How do you do it?

And yet...all I ever want
is to rest my head
onto your broad shoulders;
feel my body wrap up
inside your long powerful arms.
Or just sit next to you,
staring into your deep blue eyes,
and listen to your voice
as you speak of life;
with detailed drawings and stories
engineered for few to understand.

Sigh, my darling, I love the way you work!

It makes me weak.

Makes me want to breathe my love
into your heart...day after day.

And scares me that if I do
you’ll run away.

But right now, as I think back
to all the sweet moments we shared
I wonder helplessly:
How soon will it be
before I can come back to you?

© 2006 Sara Coslett