i'm ready for you to be here.

not just for this impending trip

but every day;

for good, for life, for keeps.

my biology is strong

coupling is what i desire

pairing off, nesting, planting, growing roots

i want to mingle mine with yours till they get so tangle we can't tell who's who.

i want to call you my only

as i answer to my love

i want to know you

as i should

but i can't

not completely

till then

so i grow worn

battle time

and pray it does not win