*intoxicated by you*
Today, let me be intoxicated
By a trace of your words,
Where the scent of old labor-worn shirts
Still lingers in the fields of effort—
Today, let me lose myself
In the untamed, eternal spirit
That no so-called civilization can erase.
Today, let me be drunk
On a fragile hope unfurling
Like a dream in the wind,
Today, let me be lost
In a cup of tea steeped
In endless, boundless sincerity.
Today, let me be drunk
On your eager, flowing chatter,
Let me dissolve
In the warmth of your affection.
And today, once more, let me be intoxicated
In the golden twilight
Of your birthday celebration.
