LOVE, GIVE ME LOVE

Love, betray not my trust When I have given it all to you. Leave me not in the dark When I have held high the light for you All the way through the stormy night. Abandon me not to the streets, When I gave you a place to stay inside my heart When everything seemed impossible. The air, out there, is hot and cruel. Bite me not, when I have fed you like my own Not on dry bones but rather, my own flesh. Love, let go not of my hand Lest I fall off and die! Stay with me, stay with me! And, when you are to raise your foot to take a step, Go with me for I want to walk with you All throughout life’s pits and paradise. Love, give me love For that’s what my soul thirsts for in the desert of loneliness.