Tenderness

I can't pretend 

to have ever been 

On the receiving end.

Sweet enduring embrace

And eyes that lock with yours

A care of your feelings

And general well being. 

A Softness

In tone and touch

Strings pulling on the heart

Like conviction for a sinner. 

A need and desire

To give you their best

To be gentle and kind

And always you in mind. 

That is love 

And I have never known it.