What happens when I fall in love
and everything isn't what I expected?
What if the love is good, but the need
to be with her isn't there?
When the romance is great, but still
something is missing from the equation?

I have already built romance and love
onto such a pedestal that maybe never
will anyone possibly reach that height.
In wanting to love endlessly and yearn
for giving and getting and all that jazz
that I have forgotten what it is to be in love.

What if I give more than she ever can
and I find myself on the short end?
Will I know to give up on a love that
is not right for me, having worked so?
When, how, if I find out she is the one,
will I lose her because I want it so?

So, in the constant struggle to find love
I have constructed a mental image
of what it will look like and feel when
I fall into her arms nightly and everything
fades away, my problems, stressors;
all that exist are her and I, happy.

02/23/2007

Author's Note: Ugh.

Posted on 02/24/2007
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