Something I learned last June

A Poem by skinnybird

Something about love that I wish I had learned much before I did.

Whoever said that love
was a battlefield
must've had a
very hard time
finding the right
kind of love.

Because I think
that you'll find
that it isn't so bad
as we make
it seem to
to those who
are looking
for it.

We all have
our reasons that
make us
weary of loving.

But if you forget
about it
for a while
just sit back
and wait
it'll find you
in all the right ways
and at the best time.

Once you love someone
and I mean
really love them
you don't have
to worry about
bad dreams
anymore
and you don't
have to wring
your hair for
it to curl nice.

I think you'll
find that
being in love
only leaves room
for bliss and
all that bliss
grows hopefully.

We can bottle it
and then we
can store it
and make it into
something greater
one day.

So I tell you
young girl
do not fear love
it is not as uncommon
as you may think.

Perhaps if you
look around enough
you'll see it
in the colors
of the sky
and in the leaves
of the trees.

So please know
that love will
find you if
you're courteous
enough to
leave a trail.