All that you seek is not very far.
I, too, want to love and be loved.
To be stopped and frisked by only your lips,
To have you undo the pants around my hips.
Or to simply,
listen,
I am a soldier at war.
But, I can lay down my weapon for a moment
To speak with you.
Tell me about your troubles, or better yet
What has made you happy?
I'll tap into myself to keep you
Closer.
I will braid your natural hair, loosely,
I will wash your feet with Mary Magdalene's perfumes,
To prepare your body for burial
Within me.
For you would mean everything to me,
Because we are looking for the same
Thing.