Love Poem: Desire Me

Desire Me


All I ever wanted from you,
was for you to desire me
I desired not
any of your material things
I coveted not
any of your sentimental possessions
All I ever wanted from you,
was for you to desire only me
Don't desire me
for the things I could give you
Don't desire me
for the things I can avail you to do
No, no, my misguided love
Desire me for simply me
Inanimate objects can't give you affectionate warmth,
faraway places can't give you close intimacy
No, no, my misguided love
Only I can give you those things,
I alone, only me
So please my dear,
please hear my plea
All I ever asked of you,
was for you to desire just me
All I ever wanted of you,
was for you to desire me jealously