'Lovecycle'

In a crowd ..- ..or alone.
Seeing...Observing...Looking.
Posturing.......Wondering......Gathering Courage.

Approaching....Hesitating...
Anticipating Responses....Mentally.
Feelings..Kept Inside.... .......Enjoying.

Smelling... Closer.,..  Warmth Building..
Overflowing.. Words Spill Out..
Favorable.. Pleasant Replies...

Sharing.. Ideas, Time, Each Other...
Holding.. Hands, Hearts, Each Other.
Comforting.. Thoughts, Words, Each Other.

Growing... As One, ....Together.
Cherishing, Worshipping, Idolizing...
Caring, ...Holding Up.. One Another..

Taking... For Granted.. Time..
Forgetting, Ignoring.. Not Realizing.
Pushing Away.. Without Really Trying..

In A Crowd...-...Or Alone
Seeing..Observing.. Looking.
Posturing..Wondering...Greener Grass ???



Ignoring What Flourished...Grew, Was Nurtured..
Planting Anew.. Gathering Courage..
Posturing.. Lying... Deceiving...

Cheating... Ones Self.. And Another..
Not Allowing for Feelings of The Other...
Ignoring One Another...  Chasing.. Anticipating..
ANOTHER....

Not True to Yourself.. Or The Other....
Flames Slowly Flicker.. Fading.. Die Out..
Hearts Growing Darker.. Feelings Fade Out...

Taking the Journey.. To the Other Side..
Of the Same Hill.. Same Ocean.. Same Mountain..
Never Knowing Fulfillment.. Of What Once was..

Not Knowing Each Other... 
Wanting To Know... Another...
An Opening.. Left By the Other.. In your Heart..

New Places.. New Feelings.. New Smells
Wanting to Know... Another..
Never Realizing to the Fullest... The Other





Two Hearts... Once Together
Silently Crying Out...Hushed by The Pheromones.. 
Love Dying Out.. .. Lust... Winning Out...  Both Losers..
No Doubt...

Both Starting Over
Never Knowing...
What  Could Have,... Might Have Been

What a Sin....


mjl '97