Pursued

I will claim you
because you are
my beloved,
and I love you
with a love
worth dying for,
for you,
my only object,
my dark one.

Come out of
the shadows,
let the dawn illumine
your yearning eyes
and fill your heart
to swelling.
Do not shy away
from my adoration;
the steadiness
of my devotion,
my transparent
intentions.

It is you for whom
I made such an Eden,
and I have so much
to offer you,
so many ways
to adorn you.
You must let me.

I cannot be
dissuaded, nor
my passion squelched,
my desire altered.
I must have you
to myself,
which was
my reason
from the beginning.

I will carry you
in my strength;
you can sleep
in my love.

You are my aim.
My pursuit
is not a game.
Now is the time
to receive me,
with the rains gone,
and flowers shining.

Come to me.
Our house will be strong
like mighty trees,
my beautiful one,
my dove.

Claire Juno, © 2022