October 8, 2025Poem
We say we don’t care
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We say we don’t care
When we do
We say we don’t need love
When we do
No matter who or what
May come between us
In the making.
Women, men
Me or they
Whatever we might be
Give me a good heart
Mend my bones
With a golden thread
I like you more
When you care for me
I like me more
When I care for you
Take the plunge
Swim in your body
We are a snug fit
As warm
As the southern sea
As fresh as a mountain spring
I feel better for it
I feel better
For knowing you
How we might seem
When seen
Through the eyes of another
Who nurtures
With love
Not because they must
Whether it is me or they
Us or them
She or he
It makes no difference
To me
I am all the better
For loving you
And so much better
For being loved in return.