Deserving of love
It is you – smart, funny
Kind and thoughtful
Warm and caring
Filling me with affection
From an ocean away
We were both unhappy
Fate smiled that day
When thrown together
You said I captivated you
Stimulated your intellect
Along with your libido
You made me feel adored
At a time when I was neglected
You called me your darling
Long conversations
That mended both our hearts
And though we belong to others
Something ineffable was there
Weaving between us
Connecting us
You longed for affection
As well as excitement
Unhappy marriage is a cliché
But real if it is yours
I craved the attention
Of a lover not enough present
To fill my heart completely
We shared our thoughts
Our dreams and fantasies
Experienced only
Through words and voices
Together – and yet not
And then it happened
I surrendered to your love
Intensity that could not last
But painful to give up
And so we remain
Close without closeness
Our own contradiction
And I am always your darling.
