You Are In Love
A Poem
There is no romance like being alone;
there is no agony like it, and since agony
is so romantic, yes, you are in love.
You’re the only one who’s ever
really made the promise.
You’re the only one who’s lies
can never fool you. You’re the one.
The others, they will love you,
but they will never be you
and you can share a house, but not a head,
which is true home, in the end.
There is no devotion like self,
no intimacy like laughing
at things never said out loud.
What else can you do?
She is your only accomplice in truth,
your only proven thing.
You have no option
but to care for her gently,
to know her in the morning
and in the middle of the night,
to sit with her all the time,
tired and wired and under control.
You will never leave you, never can,
so, yes, you are in love.
