How Long

How long
can love exist
empty handed?
How long can
lips remain
unkissed
like one man did?
How long
can this heart
beat for you
exclusively?
How long
before love will
depart
and peace come
unobtrusively?
How long
can love stay
this intense
it's been so
long
since
I watched
you go
I'm waiting
for loveless
snow
a season
to freeze away
my caring
and
spring then to come
bring back
my right reason
for joyous sharing

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