Everything (poem)

If it were just about

Physical attraction

And seduction

Mutual or no

That would be easy

Easy way in

Easy way out

But it’s not

Intellectual stimulation

May spark a flame

But fire dies out

When the fuel’s gone

Or there’s no air

Left to breathe

Common interests

Common friends

Common religion

All just ephemeral

Dust in the wind

Bound I am

By a bond

Over which

I have no control

The things you hate about yourself

Are those I love the most
You are my frozen lake