Falling In Love

 

We simply do not fall in love with the body,
we fall in love with the soul.

We fall for their thoughts, their hearts
their fears and their hopes
the way they treat other people
and take care of their own
the way they respect their parents
how they worry about their friends
their mindful way about things
and thoughtful ways towards each soul.

Say the right things, do the right things
they bring the sun in your darkest day
a smile, a bubbly warmth, springs forth from your core---
Yes, that's how love is planted my dear.

To be alive, to feel, to soar, to thrive
be enveloped in this mysterious cocktail of emotions
feelings of warmth, of joy, of rapturous delight
sprinkled here and there with anguish and dejection.

All of this and more,
this is how we fall my love,
eyes wide open, and souls bare.
Propinquity or by attraction, who knows?
Falling in love will always remain a mystery, 
reserved for the few brave souls who dare.