Those Words

When you say you love me

You don't know what you do me

When you utter those words

You allay my fears

And incite my dreams

You make me whole

When you say those words

You infuse me with courage

And the will to go on.

You inflame my heart

And raise my hopes

Those words, uttered through your teeth

In my knees I'm made weak

Keep saying you love me

It behoves me to please you

And not to resease you

From my warm, caring and loving arms

Those words are the reason why

I'd rather be with you in a heavy storm

Than warm by myself in a safety home

I'd rather cry with you in grief

Than smile by myself in brief

I'd rather engage in love with you

Than in war with enemies

It's all because of those words

That my love for you has grown

I love more now

Because of those words

( by Sphiwe Mnisi )