Rising Waters

Like a gentle stream in my mind
I think of you whilst I unwind
In the late hours but still awake,
With a thirst that naught else can slake.

Desire comes and then desire goes.
Whither or whence? Nobody knows.
So many we dare not to chase
Nor even look them in the face.

Do you e’er think maybe it’s a waste
To restrict love and be so chaste?
To live and to love without bounds
Follow the beat that your heart pounds.

A raging river in my head.
Drowning in dreams had in my bed.
Unable to drift off to sleep
Emotion-driven thoughts run deep.

The ache, she comes but never goes.
Remedies I dare not propose.
The desire it seems is too real.
I just wish to feel what I feel.

Do you wonder what it’s about?
Why we assign the heart such doubt?
The heart, that dear, she knows her needs
Find more love and water her seeds.

A waterfall of emotion
Turns my life into an ocean.
As I kick and flail and sputter
Listen close, the words I utter.

In my mind I see a future.
One of love and one of nurture.
Further details are nondescript.
We know not yet if my heart flipped.

This, at least, I know to be true:
I really do care about you.
Few have so caught my attention
And thrown my heart in detention.