Lately
I only ask for quiet love now
the kind that holds me in its
soft
still arms
and whispers
distilled words
from wilder days
I yearn for the strength
that can heal the wounds
from a reckless time
when give and take
could only break
this hungry heart of mine
I only search for kindness now
and rationed passion
that will keep safe
a glowing the slowly
dying
fire