Escalating Fever of Love
Euphoria washes his body
as the spectacular feeling
lathers his soul with bubbles
overwhelms with completeness
she is the other half of him
scrubbing him softly of his past
filling his vessel and overflowing
with unconditional affection
trusting her to unshackle him
from needs that do not coincide
with her completely open spirit
effervescent with nothing hidden
no secrets from one another
thinking of her first thing
upon awakening and
last thing before closing eyes
smiling as he pictures
laughing face and yes,
he lusts for her body
wants to hold her to him
overcome with affection and need
will sacrifice anything for her
feels intense and passionate
sensual and alive with longing
one word from her releases him
from weight and pain of the world
he will love her as she ages
even more than he does now
it builds and consumes more space
as time goes by in waves of knowing
that she will always be there
everything he sees, feels, touches
or smells reminds him of her
incorporated into his universe
a fever that escalates
independent of his desire
this is the love that he cherishes.