My Love

My love is not built upon fanciful notions 

of things left unsaid and romanticized silence;

it has no need for such absurd assumptions.

My love is not the love from the fairy tales,

'indescribable' and 'inexplicable'

are masked excuses that need not apply.

My love sleeps with both eyes open,

taking in every detail of your dark outline.

My love surveys you like a critic does a painting,

with layered analysis on each brushstroke.

My love is a four hundred page philosophical essay,

in response to the question,

"What are we?"

My love is not blind.

My love sees in excruciating detail.

Reviews

[Jerryyoung1z]

Great poem, beautifully constructed. True, love shouldn't be blind.