Cari Dehne Poet Rhyme

I Need Not Much

I Need Not Much
I need not much though I tread
Each passing day, some to dread
I need not much to what dismay
I feel a cringe down my back today

I long for touch, and not for bread
I long for your words you left unsaid
But, I need not much of coffee or wine
I feel content from your smile all the time

To say I need not much is understated
For I am a lonely soul that has been jaded
From a false sense of security I received from a youth
I was so far from reality and truth

Now, I long for glimpses from your sapphire eyes
I long for your love that surely never dies
But, I need not much from books or t.v.
I feel your love most when you are with me

Just a caress to the cheek, or a touch to the thigh
A sweet whisper in the ear as the days go by
Just a reminder in the morn of your side turned to mine
As we lay in bed till the later evening time

I need not much, because you have returned to me
That because you're finally here I am merrily
I need not much, just your loving hands on mine
This burning love is filled with your divine

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Caren Krutsinger October 27, 2018 at 7:35 AM "I long for touch, and not for bread" - this is absolutely one hundred percent the truth. We all need safety and love much more than food. Which is why babies who do not feel love fail to thrive and die.