I hold you

I hold you in contempt
But I hold you.

I may hold you at arms length
But I’ll never let go.

I hold you just out of reach
And sometimes I do worry.

I hold you this way
because I know no other.

I hold you in the only way I can     at a distance     from both of    us.
But by God, I hold you.

Scorn me, but never doubt
my unfelt embrace.

Hold me any way you can
But hold me.