Verse for She, Whom I Adore

A piece I wrote for the love of my life.

Dearest:

You subsist before me
Affectionate and graceful, open and adoring.
I linger for your compassion and your touch
Oh, how I strain to exist with you (to love you)!

Beloved:

With a smile as tepid as summer,
My frosty heart melts away into a spring of devotion.
I declare my being to you, as Hippolytus once vowed
to Artemis (a mortal man to a goddess).

My Love:

Never shall I depart from your side,
But always shall I be there offering you affection, bliss,
and sanctuary.
Now I ask you –
Will you remain with me, my love?
Oh, you possess my heart and spirit for as long
as I sustain life (until I cease to breath).
And I will clutch you until the conclusion,
Even as the world drowns in flames.