A Known Place

Love--it becomes you.

It makes you ache.

It makes you feel weak.

I don't know

what mattered more--

the key to my heart

or until we meet again.

Leaves have been shed

by the trees, but

in their decaying,

I won't dare mislead you

on our search for Spring.

A place of knowing.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I appreciate spare wording, and this one handles that technique well. Both hopefulness and uncertainty come through here. It is as though the speaker is highly attracted to the addressee, but also has a fear of being hurt. It appears some time has passed in the relationship, and the question is still up for decision. The speaker comes across as wanting to be reassuring, but really wants resolution.