Assure Me With More Than Kisses

The best way to prove how much we love those we love best 

is to love the best we can, 

everyone else! 

Assure me with more than kisses

And pet names

Or, ‘I love ya’ so’

It might sound cold

My darling

But I need more to know…

Assure me with more than hugs, oh

They are nice

And they warm the heart

But I need more than

Hug and kiss

To cheer when we’re apart

Assure me with more than roses

Love needs proof,

Like a second mile

Like a prayer

Between you and God

Reflected in your smile

Assure me with gentle gesture

To everyone

That you meet

Compassion

Does not choose its lovers

It washes everyone’s feet

Don’t worship me with whispers

Or handle me

With kid-gloves

Unless we are

Quite clear, my dear

On the order of our loves

I hate to sound greedy or thankless

But love is

A dominant thirst

Requiring

Reciprocation to

Someone who loved us first

Assure me with words of wisdom

And canons

Kind and true

Darling, tis a modest language

That utters

‘I love you’

Assure me with more than kisses

Though they are precious,

I admit

But love needs

More than kisses

To prove the full of it

© Janet Martin