But For You

But for you, I wouldn't have a friend But for you, I'd live in a rock-pool But for you, I'd drift like the wind But for you, I'd sleep with Satan But for you, I'd be smitten with losers But I'm a winner because I love you. Oh, and somehow you, love me too With a rose blush smile; On blooded thorn, I tremble like a bee Torn between sinking ever deeper Or flying free, never to just- Die and smoulder in flames of desire. But for your grace in adversity, I'd be mislaid But for your, good heart I'd be dead But for your gentle soul, I'd be lost But for your empathy, I wouldn't care to be loved But for your endless bounty, I'd be poor But for all this and more, I shall be endlessly grateful. Oh, I'm a winner, because I love you. Oh, and somehow you, love me too With a rose blush smile; On blooded thorn, I tremble like a bee Torn between sinking ever deeper Or flying free, never just to Die and smoulder in flames of desire. But all I do is call your flames higher Higher, higher till were doused in sweat and dew. Because somehow you, love me too, The flames play catch, and you fall in my lap, An angel a cinder of my dreams, A snowstorm in my mind—endlessly, grateful You froze the rage in me, made a lover; A faithful-fearless-friend in me.