For one
solitary moment
of sheer
shared
pleasure
I would suffer
a life time
of indescribable pain
willingly
without
one complaint.
"Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. Pain of love lasts a lifetime." – Bette Davis
Bette Davis actually quotes a traditional French song, "Plaisir d'Amour ne dure qu'un moment, chagrin d'amour ......"