RESPONDING

we weren't promised forever
but we took our chances
we weren't given romance
only sexual advances
i wanted more
than you could give
but learned to live
forget and forgive
we were given time
for spending
wounds mending
created by circumstance
maybe by chance
or lack there of
we weren't above
or beyond just us
there was plenty of lust
no time for trust
plenty of doubt
still
we could not live without
like a morning prayer
i needed you to be there
this is just a response
letting you know i hear you
when no one else can
....i do
and i WILL
i'm not going
even if lust is forfeited
love will be left
that is my commitment