Jealous of You
When the wind touches your cheek,
Blows back your hair,
I get jealous
Jealous because I don't want
Anyone, any thing touching you but me!
When the sun's rays fall on your face
And make your eyes squint
As it turns your skin a sweeter shade of brown
I get jealous
Because I don't want anything in your eyes but me.
Jealousy is torture but exquisite torture
It stings with the pain of a honeybee
But makes you know, indeed, how much
You want, you crave, you need
That honey that comes with love.
The soil of love's battlefields
Through time immemorial
Have been stained
With the blood of that jealousy,
Made sacred with the blood of that love.
The heart wants what it wants
And will not settle for less
Will not release until the bands break
And even then,
Will not let go though the heart has turned to dust.
Some say jealousy is evil
But I say jealousy is pure
For what is love that can be passed around
Through different hands and hearts
And not kept holy and cherished in the heart of the One?
And you are my One
And I am Yours
I want no other lips, no other arms
Kissing me, holding me
Nor kissing you, holding you.
I am jealous and I make no bones about it
Neither do I apologize or make excuse
For what is love that does not care who touches it, soils it
When once it lay like a precious pearl
On a bed of priceless gold?
That is my love for you: A precious pearl
And I will not give you up or let you go
I will not share you with strangers who do not know your worth
I will not stop wanting you, needing you, loving you
Even if you walk away from me.
©by Voo Shining Stone
Jan 16, 2021