An Ode to Love

Did you hear the thunder clap?
I was resting and it woke me – just like that.

I got up on my feet in an instant
and realised I was shaking –
my hands and feet, my chest, my thigh –
but most of all, my heart.

It was then I knew I needed you.
You are my saviour, my succour, my lover, my friend.

I need you now. I’ll need you then.