Love Symbol

There was a road once, Where only The two of us walked Under the moon. The stars had witnessed our Presence, although We didn't particularly Notice (or thank for) their very existence. Love (Affair) (that is often depicted by the shape Of an organ: the heart) Was modern to me, though not to you. What exactly is a "true love"? I haven't lived, long enough to comprehend, But if I didn't ask, I wouldn't be able To live curiously (and not bitterly). ...Once (upon a time)... ...a road... ...the two of us... We tasted Beauty for a minute Then everyone and everything Became jealous. Now I find the road Has become too crowded. There are your sister, your brother, Your Mother and your God Daughter. There are your guitars, your bills, and That old truck. Your Duties as a loyal friend to your Amigos. There is you, With your ten more thousand personalities, As yet to be discovered. They keep coming Like violent rain that Never stops falling on a wide sea. I am drowning. You are floating. Even though you are often Out of breath. (My) Insecurity And excessive Jealousy Could cause a great storm In this whole sea of you. (My) Fresh, restless brain needed to be stabled. Confused mind needed to be rationalized. Throbbing heart needed to be calmed. Take/ this heart/ out of/ my chest And lay it/ on the table. (And you will see that The shape of a human's heart Is quite different from, (not as perfect as), The red-blooded, softly curved Valentine's balloons, or The exaggeratedly-and- Prettily-decorated (with-hearts) Love cards) --- Don't believe what --- you see and what --- you hear, until --- you see and hear it --- yourself. ...Everybody and everything... ...Your (schizophrenic) mother... ...Your (unpredictable) characteritistics... We realized this is your road, I was passing by, I decided to stay, It gave me more good than bad cries ---(Perhaps) It has helped me find my road. I am calm(er) now. (So is this your movie, and I am in it? Or is this my movie, and y/o/u are in it?)Thanks very much to those who have helped me to revise this piece. Your help is very, very much appreciated. *Let me know what you think. Thanks. Written April 19th, 2002 © on Apr 22 2002 08:55 PM PST   0 • 8