Paint
If I could
I would
make you my canvas
and paint myself
perfectly into
every corner of your life
mix the paint
that is our love and life
and colour by colour
create a masterpiece
experience every texture
discover every play of light and shadow
live the painting as it is created
no brush required
the canvas and the painter
indistiguishable
the ultimate artwork
of two hearts
if I could
I would
paint
us
---Don McGonigal
April 2004