Is a love poem always about love? Yes always,
although sometimes, a love poem is about
baseball, or a dog, or where you were raised,
even if you couldn’t wait to get out of
where you were raised, before you knew the
first thing about love, which you probably
only learned from baseball, or a dog.
I learned that love can make you angry when
things don’t go your way, like when the Dodgers
lose to the Yankees, from something as out of
your control as Reggie Jackson’s right hip.
I learned that love can make you cry when the
best friend you’ve had since you were six
looks you in the eyes at the vet’s office,
right before you go home without him.
And all of this, somehow, SOMEHOW prepares you
for a moment when you finally, FINALLY meet the
love of your life, who understands all of this,
and does not let you go while your child self,
that loves baseball and dogs, is working out
all the things that will lead you, one day,
ONE DAY, to them. Until you are home.
Home with your memories, and home with
each other. And you understand that yes,
a love poem is always about love.
"I write, I voice, I am."
William S. Friday 
❤️❤️
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Dear Mr. Friday,
The part about the pet being left at the vet… that’s true love. The purest love a person can have is that of a long time pet or an innocent child. Thanks for the poem.
*a follower formerly from the Long Beach area, living the good life surrounded by pets and children in the Pacific Northwest.*
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Thank you. You’re my third anonymous reader in two days.
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This hit home.
The love that makes you cry is the most difficult to handle. As you write, love is always about love. See you tomorrow. ❤️
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Perfectly painted. ❤️
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Very nice!
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“Home with your memories, and home with each other.” Bravo as always, you struck a chord.
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well that was love-ly and exactly what love is really all about.
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thud
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