If I Said

If I said, from the absolute depths of my heart,

that I don’t long for the radiant warmth of another’s heart,

that I don’t yearn for another’s grace enveloping my consciousness,

that I don’t crave the taste of soft lips and the invigorating gaze of a lover,

that there is no ravenous beast of lust and desire lurking within me,

that I am not completely and utterly starving for love,

there would be no greater lie to have come out of my mouth.