Love?

I don’t know
if love,
if it’s magical
or if it's going through a process
of getting to know each other.
Could it be both?
I don’t know.

But I do know that
I’ve been thinking of you
fondly,
gently
and seriously praying
that God would grant me
his blessing
of being able to call you
my friend.

My lady friend.
The woman of my heart.
The woman that God himself
would have me to love.

Do you believe in love?
Is it magical
or something that is achieved
over the period of time?

Do you think of me?
Am I inside of you
like you’re inside of me?
Or am I by myself
alone
in a delusion
of something that can never be?

I need to know
…do you think of me?
Do I need to be patient?
While you search your heart
to ask God,
if I’m for you
and if you’re for me.
If we can be happy and successful
together.

Do you believe in the power of love?

O beautiful woman
let me love you
with a spiritual love.
An everlasting love.
Don’t be afraid
to trust me.
I only want to respect you
in your person.

O beautiful woman,
won’t you reach out
and touch
my
hand;
feeling
my
lonely
heart.

© 2000 Michael C. Teniente in Los Angeles, CA.