Going All The Way

Going All The Way

As we continue to get close
I find I need a stronger dose
of relating to feel connection.
Values often defy detection
until one has gone too far.

Behavior can one's spirit mar.
We must somehow care enough
that upon ourselves we're tough.
We must know our personal goals
so not to shipwreck on the shoals
of disappointment our friendship.
Good metaphors, not a clever quip,
should fuel all new relating.

Fishes caught, not just baiting,
should be as emotional harvest
we do in fact actualize together.
Heart, unlike mind, can't be leather.

Either we do or don't proceed
to fulfill each other's deep need.
We are mature enough to know
that every moment can show
whether we are at all in tune.

And we better be sure soon!
We are at a real brink now,
and should figure out how
we will save each other harm.

We cannot do it with only charm.
We need honesty as well as love,
and lots of help from above,
to justify going all the way.

For me this life is not a play.
My fondness for you is real
but only real wisdom can seal
the old wounds in one's heart.
I am trying to do my part!

Steve

P.S.-
Your expectations are too low...
and no passion do you show.
I suspect your wounds are deep
so I don't know just how to keep
awareness of your spirit true.

Perhaps survival's all you do
and I am just another resource.
Romance one can never force.
If so, that by itself is fine
because for illusion I can't pine
and would rather know early.

So be careful with me, girlie,
because I am a serious dude.
And though I am not a prude
I do not want just mere sex.

So on me remove any magic hex!
Please be real... at least a sister...
and I'll remain your friend.

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