Instead of
"I would **** or die for you,"
On the sand and desert
Of some politician's stupid war,
I have learned to do the hard thing.
Breathing is startlingly intimate.
Consent to breathe with me.
I will live for you.
Fiercely, unflinchingly,
In the mess and filth of being.
I will help others live;
Together we will learn
How best to love.