GRADE TWELVE POETRY SELECTION

You

R. M.

Central Peel Secondary School

I'm not going to say that I'd walk through hell, and back, for you.
Or, that my love for you is as red as a rose.
Nor would I fight an entire army, for you.
Or give up my soul, or bleed for you.
Why should I?
Why should I do anything that takes away my time from you?

No gesture could ever represent, how much I care about you.
So I shall not waste any time on such actions,
that place me further away from you.
From your eyes, your lips, your mind, your fiery spirit,
to the way you breathe at night.

I'm not going to say that I'd walk through hell,
and back for you;
or that my love for you is as red as a rose;
or that I would fight an entire army, for you.
Or I'd give up my soul, or bleed for you.
Why should I?

When you know, that I would ...