The Reading

I’ve been thinking
a lot about love
in preparation
for this day
I wanted to
find something
perfect
to read
that encompassed
all you are
that put into words
eloquently and exactly
how you feel now
and how I hope
for you to feel
from now on

the I realized
in my search
for the
perfect poem
that the beauty
is in the search
and in the
imperfections
it reminded me
of life in general
and love specifically
the search
the broken hearts
the regrets
all fall away
when you find
what you never knew
you were going without

February, 2006