My Body for Her 1/24/10

What is my body?
It is an extension of her
It is an instrument
Of happiness, of pleasure, of joy
Sometimes a salve for sadness
But always functional
In the role of pre-eminent partner

Our united body grows
And changes
Should it not be so?
If our bodies ceased to grow
Where would we be?
I shudder to think
Of the darkness
That would descend
If we were apart
That I left behind
As we travel through
A lifetime of love

We nourish each other
Revel in each other
She is like the sunshine
That breaks through the clouds
After a spring rain
And I am the steam
That rises from the street
To go to her

As my body always will
From now till forever

Inspired by St Pauls first letter to the Corinthians chapter 12 verse 12-30