Everyone should have one great romance in their life.
One that makes you spring out of bed at the chance to see, the hearts, the lips to meet
One that makes the blood run full and thick through your veins, that makes your limbs heavy with want. One that makes you ache.
Even when that ache turns acidic and etches small scars in its travel... it's worth it. Always worth it.


It's Ours
there is always that space there
just before they get to us
that space
that fine relaxer
the breather
while say
flopping on a bed
thinking of nothing
or say
pouring a glass of water from the
spigot
while entranced by
nothing

that
gentle pure
space

it's worth

centuries of
existence

say

just to scratch your neck
while looking out the window at
a bare branch

that space
there
before they get to us
ensures
that
when they do
they won't
get it all

ever.

-Charles Bukoswki