March 5th

How do you want to be loved? he asked
 
The type of love I yearn for,
is one that has weathered 52 years. 
As she watches the man she spent half a century with 
Lie in a hospital , she feeds  him with anticipation 
That he will reciprocate the love in her eyes 
 
How do you want to be loved? 
 
The same way in which 
The frail elderly man was willing 
To disregard his own safety 
To return her to their home 
 
To take care of her,
in their final days. 
To live under one roof,
as they had done so,
for the past 60 years. 
 
Overruled by doctors 
who saw the decision 
as that of one losing his sense 
 
But love cannot be , and is never rational 
And even those with sense
Will make foolish choices 
 
How do you want to be loved? 
 
I would destroy myself
Just to hold onto you
 
But as you repeatedly
throw that love into the flames,
Of my burning heart
All the while asking;
How do you want to be loved?
 
Darling, if you must ask, 
you have already lost  

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