Of love (March 2005 - June 2005)

Of love

(Original posting August 10, 2008)


have you ever loved
for the sheer sake of it?
have you ever taken
a bite of the apple
for the taste of the fruit?
its sweetness and its zest...
have you often lost your way?


yes, i've already loved
for the sheer sake of it
but the apple was hard
and i cracked atooth
those unripe passions
those indigestible loves
often made me feel sick


but a true love that lasts
leaves lovers exhausted
and their overripe kisses
rot on our tongues


but fleeting love affairs
know such futile fevers
and their kisses so green
chafe against our lips
for if you wish to love
for the sheer sake of it
the worm in the apple
can slip between our teeth
it eats away at our heart
our brain and all the rest
slowly bleeding us dry


but when we dare to love
for the sheer sake of it
this worm in the apple
that slips between our teeth
can make our heart fragrant
our brain too and leave us
its perfume inside us


but fleeting love affairs
see such futile efforts
their passing caresses
can wear out our bodies


but a true love that lasts
makes the lovers less fine
often the test of time
gets the better of us.


love me less
but love me a long time.



***this is a song from a subtitled foreign film. only the title is my own.
thank the gods for Youtube!