21. Dear Future Love – The Poetry Marathon

Dear Future Love,

I can’t believe I have finally met you.

You came into my life in a flash of ultraviolet light.

As fresh and as fine as I can imagine.

You are kinder than I envisioned.

Smart and funny on the outside and deep on the inside.

Just how I like it.

Your patience is grounding.

Yet, I know it may be growing thinner with me.

It is more than a gift that your interest never wanes.

Two balls of energy that reinvigorate each other.

Your sense of humor is like a badge you wear for all to share.

It is as open and as inviting you make everyone feel.

You evoke a sense of home no matter where we go.

Your heart and your chest call me home to rest.

Even when I may not know the place.

You make everyone feel at home, not just me.

You came into my life out of the blue.

If I I had not invited you in to help me move my books before the rain,

I don’t know if I would’ve ever be the same.

On that rainy day,I found fresh fruit to share with you.

My shoulders were bare and my heart was open.

Unbeknownst to me, my heart was shifting too.

You changed everything I believed in about love.

I knew not how to “think”, all I could do was “feel”.

I felt your heart, and I was not ever the same.

You sing without regret.

Spit lyrics and their meanings without hesitation.

With or without music when I’m near

I feel the rhythm of your vibe.

You pull me close, showing me what it’s like to be alive.

Every day and every night you bless me with more than a kiss.

We pray we cook, we dance, we play, and we continue to grow.

I’m so grateful you are no longer just a dream.