Retreat (Blank Verse)

My love for thee is nigh immeasurable:

I long to be closer to you, always;

Your perfect kiss a promise of thy heart

That beats along in time with mine alone...

We are one, my bliss -- let us rejoice

And bask in our endless affection.

Would that we could stay here, just this way,

Spend our days in one another's arms --

Alas, but life -- it beckons constantly;

I can't bear to leave you for too long

But fret not, darling, we shall meet once more,

And tumble into love all o'er again

Let this be, my nymphet, our retreat:

A place to lie together, ignorant

Of stress or pressure, or even of pain;

A sanctuary of our own design

Where our desires trump reality,

And love is truly all that we require. 

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© Jackson Cambridge, 2015