The War Within

It is simple to be in love

The difficulty in finding one fast fades

As time peels off the scales of emotions

From the eyes and heart

And logic and reality set in

Before love’s long awaited arrival

All was dreamy vogue to come true

Beauty, lust, affection, fashion

Were all to see and long for

Time has brought love

And with it an attendant

Array of effective temptations

In the presence of reality and logic

Conscience suggests a balance of love and lust

A way out of a deeply desired quagmire

Principles are reduced to laws

Promises are tagged with conditions

The body vibrates expectantly

For short term benefits

While emotions and logic

And reality

Worry about the effects

Of today on tomorrow

Of laws on principles and conditional promises

I hear it is the phase of reality

The war that rages within so long as

Decision lacks or lingers

The Two Things I Know

If you ask me why the sky is blue

I will respond that I do not know:

Or why it is suspended so high above,

My response will remain the same.

I cannot tell why I was born male,

Nor can I describe my mother’s feelings at my birth.

There are so many things in life

That I am conversant with

And yet, cannot tell why they are so!

Like you;

I cannot tell why you are beautiful

And I cannot tell how u got that beautiful.

I cannot pin-point why your smile is all I need sometimes.

Neither can I tell why your frown gets me so confused.

I cannot explain my attraction to you!

These are the things I know:

First,

If you ask me your worth, and my feelings for you

I will say three words: unquantifiable, priceless and indescribable.

Although, if you ask me why I feel that way,

I will have no certain response for you.

Finally,

If you lose all your beauty and attributes,

I know I will cherish the nothing left of you.

TRUE LOVE

It will come.

You only need to be present

In body, mind and soul.

You will see that it will come.

There will be turbulence.

There may be strife.

Confusion of the past may taint your thoughts

But through it all, it will prevail.

The whole length of your pain

Will pass like a snapping band.

Its effects will fizzle like

The change from night to day.

You will count your losses

And eventually find none.

Just wait patiently,

True LOVE will find its way to you.