I want to hold her hand,

Nothing more than that,

Just sit by her side and,

Do little more than chat,

 

Am I supposed to pursue her,

Just to have sex?

To play the romancer,

As an elaborate pretext?

 

I don’t want that version,

Love without care,

An empty immersion,

Only physically to share,

 

That sexual attraction,

I can hardly ignore,

But it’s only a fraction,

Love is so much more,