What are you looking for?
I'm looking for love--
Not a roll in the hay
One-night stand
Or fling
Not a relationship.
Love--
Hands interlocking fingers on a sunny street
Thighs pressing on the couch
Eyes locking
Lips smiling from across a room
Energy connecting two hearts.
Companionship--
Two sets of arms chopping in the kitchen
Kisses in the morning and after work
Phone calls with short stories
Plans with shared duties
Dreams for two.
Longevity--
Unity, purpose
Decades of trash days
Hundreds of birthday candles
Thousands of washed dishes
Millions of intimate gestures.
Unconditionality--
Tolerance of sweaty arm pits
Lenience for garbled messages
Patience for lessons being learned
Endurance through sickness
Stamina for loss.
I'm looking for love--
Not for an artificial silk flower
But a bud that flares into bloom
Flourishes petal by petal into a gem of nature
Grows limp, wrinkles, withers, and dies
But breathes forever in the soul.
