I fear to love you –
And, yet, “Perfect love casts out fear.”
This I know and, so, I pray to love you perfectly.
You, I do not fear. I fear myself with you.
You touch my heart and soul
In ways they’ve not been touched before;
And in that touch release my spirit
Above the clouds to soar;
And in that flight, I fear to loose myself in you;
And in that loss, I fear the harm that may befall
Those who love us, too.
So, I fear, and pray, and seek to love you with a perfect love that only God can give;
To touch your heart with mine
in ways that only His wisdom can define;
and, so, to live
In perfect love with you – without the fear.

©1998 Michael S. Davis