Intent

However genuinely
Something is meant
It's easy for love's
Currency to be spent

Frittered away
Without thought or care
Left unattended
A cupboard that's bare

And those that are wanting
Would give everything
To bask in the feeling
That true love can bring

But how often it's cast
Away or aside
The lonely soulmate
Now devoid of pride

So what does it take
For the fires to burn bright
From the start of each morning
To the dark of the night?

A commitment? A promise?
A vow that you say?
That you'll never be parted
Come. What. May.

But I think it takes more
Than words easily said
It's a feeling that runs through
Your soul, heart and head

A want, a desire
That swells up inside
That says more than 'I do'
To your groom or your bride

A passion, a strength
That lasts hour after hour
But that's also so pretty
Like the most beautiful flower

Not a commodity
To be traded or sold
But to be grasped forever
Much more precious than gold

And the word that keeps sticking
In my mind as I write
Is intent, I tell you
I promise you I'm right

Intent's all that matters
What is deep in your heart
That you'll love them forever
And never to part

Intent's in all meanings
In every deed, word and thought
Something that's within you
Not a quality that's bought

And I mentioned a currency
Something never to be spent
For my love will forever
Be swelled by intent