Deliberate Love III
by Terry Larimore
Sometimes I decide I can't keep you
this deeply in my heart.
It just hurts too much to love you this much,
and be loved by you this much,
and be so distant.
I never act on it. It is a game I play,
finding space for relaxation from need
in the illusion that I won't have to face the ache
of wanting you more than you want me
and more than distance allows,
more than I can have you
and more than schools and schedules permit.
Sometimes I decide I can't keep you
this deeply in my heart.
But I do. Deliberately.
This poem appeared in the Summer 1998 IPA Newsletter.
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