is knowing
that life's
too short to
change too much.
It's both never
saying never
and never
getting clever.
Yes, true love
is so
unencumbered,
it'll rhyme
the very same
words together
over and over
and not feel
ashamed.
And it isn't
merely kind
and patient—
it's a doormat
and a sucker;
it'll spend the night
in a parking lot,
or waiting up
in a candle-
snuffed kitchen
forever.
And even if
true love thinks
it saw something,
true love won't
bring it up
because
true love is
knowing better.
It's an expert
at passing you
your jacket
without sniffing it
or first patting
it's pockets, since
true love
truly loves
playing it cool—
when it thinks it
hears truths
which it doesn't
truly love,
it doesn't raise
a fuss; it's
all-like:
"yeah, that's fine,
whatever."
