Affairs begin and end with both hope and despair entwined
Small reason endowed and divers customs that wax unkind
How plainly sweet it is to become lovers for today,
Some habits that had been sooner left behind fade away,
Deserting trying faults, assuming honest attitudes
Forsaking wasteful words, discarding useless platitudes.
Relief at last knowing someone cares about you as such,
And being the person that you are, thus not begging much.
A certain vulnerability that comes with caring
And flowers into a dream for two by simply sharing,
These may thrive on a plane with honest friendship growing
Baring goals and certain fears, leaving only need showing,
Thus easing day’s complaint and evening’s often grueling woe
Lifting veils of insecurity and lonesome sorrow.
And so then keenly knowing safety lies within their reach,
No wish to scourge the other’s will or reckless, dreams impeach,
But rather bolster where some small weakness craves strong defence
Finding that each other understands, giving scant offense,
And willing both to comprehend the whole of relating
That quality of sense, forcing truth to life equating,
Blending two into one with passion’s embrace beginning,
Perhaps timid pair, given time, may grow with love winning.
Claire V. Bogdanos 