Give me no more half-lovers!
Take me in deep, Love.
Breathe the same breath.
Write my name in the fibers of your heart,
The plates of your bones,
The folds of your mind,
In the milk of your breasts
And the fruits of your womb!
Make my arms your home,
My voice your morning call to prayer.
Eat my food, from my Earth.
Drink from my cup, sup from my bowl.
Take heat from my fire,
And warm my bed with yours.
Give me no more half-lovers!
Plant with me,
grow roots ‘round my children.
Sing and dance and drum with us!
No more half-loves!
Lay down and sleep with us.
Rove with us, and grow with us.
But I implore, no more love cut in half.
Many lovers I’ve had –
Their love was not whole,
Not even half.
Be a lover in full,
Love in earnest,
Yearn, and have, and hold, and cherish!
No more half-loves!