Water Bearer
I am stronger than you think.I am, after all, the water bearer,
carrying the fluid burden
everywhere I go.
My one weakness
is my near-endless energy.
I throw my soul into this love
until it boils over,
bubbles out of my eyes,
floods my heart.
It burns, and I know
I'm only hurting myself in the end.
But I do it in the hopes
that the steam
will open your pores to me
and settle into your skin.
After time, of course,
the spilled water must cool,
be free of passion,
empty of energy.
And this is what I wait here for,
waiting to stop burning
with this love for you.
December 2006