i give you

I once loved a girl who loved another. I wrote this for her. This is dedicated to us who loved in vain:

i give you
the wrong kind of right love
repulsive intensity
nakedness frightening
cowering timidity
storms of moody passions
symptoms of a bleeding heart
i cannot love you
because i do

you give me
the right kind of wrong love
unflinching patience
concern enduringly
a sheltering calm
laughter to drive away my pain
balm from a receptive mind
you can love me
because you don't

Thank you to those who left their marks here...