I need you, not in order to stay alive,
but to be fully human: to be affectionate, funny,
Playful, Generous. How generous is my capacity for love
If there is no one for me to love, to laugh with,
To treat tenderly, to be trusted? I can love an idea
Or a vision, but I cannot throw my arms around it.
Nor can the soft warmth be felt. Unless there is someone
Whom I can give my gifts, in whose hands I can entrust
My dreams, who will forgive my deformities and
Aberrations. Who will offer nurturance and comfort?
In those dark times we all encounter. Who will know my
Fears, yet still share strength. Without these and so many
Other dynamics of a genuine relationship I inch closer to
Being a thing, a gadget that performs but has no music.
I know it is difficult to be open, honest, caring, and
Genuinely warm. The opposite is unthinkable, without
Love and human contact, I am insolated, and I lose
Opportunity and fullness of self. I must love in order
To be whole and healthy.
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