Set Love Aside
After so many years of loving you
I can sort of predict what you’ll say or do
Almost as though I can read your mind
And your inner being I sometimes find
I realize why you are brave and strong
I understand why you are seldom wrong
I know the reasons for your fears
I can share your joys and feel your tears
And sometimes as we are making love
And you stare at the ceiling up above
And you feel the need for something more
But you feel you can’t act like a wanton whore
I think of the times that you let it go
A porno book or a picture show
Your total being was pure desire
Your body and your mind on fire
I wonder why you would wait so long
Do you think that these moments could be wrong
When you take that purely sexual ride
And for the moment, you set love aside