Love

*written in 2019* found some of my old writing and want to include it in this collection

Rainbows and butterflies

Or storm clouds and moist eyes?

Yin and yang, Mother Earth, the big bang

Chivalry today just isn’t the same

We give just to take

Our egos playing games

Depending on each other and constantly throwing blame

The honeymoon phase eventually ends

Leaving us raw and unfiltered, vowing to make amends

Our grandparents love outlasted the wars

So lucky are we to endure those sores

Yet this feels like war too, the expectations and standards

How do we know what’s true

Through the bullshit and propaganda

I know what’s true it just doesn’t fit in the mold

Trying not to compare when we chose the less traveled road

I’m grateful for this love even though it’s a challenge

I grow and I learn and I’m happy to be saddened

I love you with all my of my heart

I’m just trying to love me too

Together & apart.