There’s a time of day <br />Before we sleep <br />Or when awakening <br />When all our thoughts are innocent <br />And free of many things <br />Like guilt and blame and anger too <br />We lie and we just dream <br />We feel a calmness in our lives <br />And problems do not seem <br />As bad as what we thought before <br />We wear a smile with thought <br />For so many times we fool ourselves <br />With ‘should’ rather than ‘ought’ <br />We cannot make another act <br />As if they were ourselves <br />Nor countenance obedience <br />Beyond what we can tell <br />The time is ripe! <br />The moment’s now! <br />The past must be forgiven! <br />For otherwise those thoughts of yours <br />Will be forever sadness driven <br />I love you more than my own self <br />I love you totally <br />I want you to return that love <br />And.... <br />Just love me as me.<br /><br />David Keig<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-love-me-as-me/
