Respect

I respect your body
I respect your dignity
the more I love
the more I respect
I respect distance
slowness
longing
and wait
I respect foundation
and trust
I respect valuing only what you earn
why then do you want to
grope me
and kiss me without knowing me
and rob me of dignity
and grace
and rob a bond that could be,
of respect
robbing is not desire,
it is abuse
and
Waiting is not rejection,
it is respect.