Draft(couplet):
I Across a Thousand Mile to be with Him
I make up a virtual figure of my lover,
who reside in somewhere a thousand mile from mine.
I do not think of him very often,
but when I tell him I am visiting him soon, he will be glad.
He is a big man,
when he smiles, laugh lines crinkling around his eyes.
He has strong arms,
you do not want to shake hands with him, he will definitely hurt you with his strength.
He is not a big fan of embracing,
but if I travel through a long journey to see him, he will cuddle me tenderly.
He has such a charm,
that I could not resist to fall for him.
Despite I am aware that sex can be totally separated from love,
still I would want to give myself to him.
Neither will I try to stir him,
Nor will I prove that I love him unreservedly.
I am simply grateful for his existence,
whether I am meant to be part of it or not.
Version 2: Rewrite the poem from the last line to the first, playing with line breaks and syntax to disrupt the sense of the poem.
Virtual Lover
I do not care about being part of you or not,
I am just simply grateful for you existence that is all.
I give away my body and soul, unreservedly;
not to try to move you, or to ask for something back from you.
Despite the intertwine of body is neither a prove of love nor a strengthener of love,
yet I would like to travel all the way down to send my body to you.
I always forgot to tell you how much I vibe with you,
the truth is I almost forgot how much I vibe with you.
You would cuddle me tenderly when I came to you,
although you are not really fond of hugging.
You will hurt me with your strength when shaking my hand,
you always hold me so tight.
There are some laugh lines crinkling around your eyes when you smile,
you do not let me describe it using the word “cute” on you.
You are not that kind of guy I would think of day and night,
but when I tell you I am visiting you soon, you will be glad.
Love is a simple thing,
it becomes even simpler when I am in love with you.
Yes, I could have visit you hundred of thousand of times,
I could have date you without asking for anything else back
There is only one thing that I am worried about,
since you are just a virtual figure I made up out of my mind.
Version 3: Rewrite the poem as a list poem
20 Reasons That I Must Love You
the longest time I would spend on something other than on you
the longest distance that I would travel from mine to you
the longest distance from Monet to Picasso
the home a thousand mile away from home
the relationship without asking for anything back
the powerful hands that holding me so tight
the thought intertwined every day and night
the laugh lines crinkling around eyes
the paradox that sex is the same thing as love
the summertimes day of February in Rome
the illusion of being part of a Scorpio
the given-away body and soul
the something that I made up out of nothing
the beauty and loneliness of dreaming
the strength of embracing
the ache of waiting
the lost destination
the curving road
the stray goat
you