Poem – Art, darling | Sarah K Reece

Art, darling, I am coming home
To you at last, my head was turned
By love and reason; I have been unfaithful
But I return.

I am tired and careworn; be patient with me
Be my lover, not my master
I need muse and inspiration
No recriminations, no withholding
I will take my leap of faith, in doing
What I love, life may come
That sustenance will follow dreaming.

Ahh, never mind that now,
Let us lay still awhile
And breathe each other in
I have missed you
It is good to be home.