High Regard
Jenny O.
In the line of sympathy reserved for anyone
With the eyes I lay upon a stranger
With the same acceptance and the high regard
With the curiosity and the light that another brings
With the light that the other brings
As I do for them
As I do for them
I will do for me
I will do for me
I will do for me
With only modest expectation
The untold liberty for a friend
With the very forgiveness and the high regard
And without apology and a lack of scrutiny
In the light that a lover brings
With the light that the lover brings
With the same affection
As I have for them
As I have for them
I will have for me
I will have for me
I will have for me
I will have for me