To look upon a lover
and see new life
coming into being…
when you didn’t know
that life was beyond
a baby and a cradle,
that this moment
of one life manifested
with another that is god damn
beautiful
enough to allow a new life
to emerge–
a love that is a life itself.
And so I must challenge myself.
We all want that love,
so why not work on it on our own
stake your claim
on yourself
put “you”
first, middle, and last
interwoven, intertwined
in all other loves that come your way.
Love is only two manifestations
meeting after all;
that’s all it takes.
If you’re lucky enough to find
two, three, four–
my darling,
devour them.
Wonder how you got so lucky
but do not ask why
because you are here,
and this is now,
and only she knows,
only they know,
only Life knows,
the sum of all nows.
July 17, 2018
