DON'T GIVE UP ON ME

Darling mine
Flame that keeps me vital
You, who has no rival nor peer,
Make me endear
Time with you
My source of fervor

Don't give up on me
When I fail to meet your expectations
I seek your acceptation
I'll pay retribution
For sadness I've caused you
My errors I'll undo

Please don't give up on me
Your number one devotee
Though I've deranged
I'll be more forgiving
And act far less forbidding
I want to change

Grand designs  
Change through life's long cycles
You can make deprival and fear
Fast disappear
I love you
Like no other

You have stayed with me
Through several moves and habitations
Even repatriation
Which caused consternation
For patience I thank you
My errors I'll undo
Love you never withdrew

--January 2021, Ash Hall