Georgia Douglas Johnson (1886-1966)

July 17, 2009 at 10:46 am (Connecting with the Past, On the Homefront)

I WANT TO DIE WHILE YOU LOVE ME

I want to die while you love me,

While yet you hold me fair,

While laughter lies upon my lips

And lights are in my hair.

I want to die while you love me,

And bear to that still bed,

Your kisses turbulent, unspent,

To warm me when I’m dead.

I want to die while you love me,

Oh, who would care to live

Till love has nothing more to ask

And nothing more to give!

I want to die while you love me

And never, never see

The glory of this perfect day

Grow dim and cease to be.