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
JUST BREATH 