If I care about you

If I care about you
Then I invite you
To be part of my life,
To matter to me.

If I care about you
You are raised high
Held above the world
And counted free.

If I care about you
I will hold you close
And ensure that you
Are never cast adrift.

If I care about you
You have my heart
It will not falter
It is my gift.

Lovers

My heart is unbridled, I cannot pretend,

That all I require is just a good friend.

I need a companion, a lover, and then

Maybe, just maybe, I’ll find love again.

I searched in my heart for what love should be,

I realised too late that it always starts with me,

To love oneself is a challenge, not a goal,

You won’t find redemption if you don’t have a soul.

My passion is a burden, too much for one man,

If I let if go I will be dead again

I will foster and keep it, then set it free,

I’ll use it to catch you and bring you to me.