From the start
It was always
Unrequited
Or so unequal…
What could
Change that?
Was it too high
Expectations
On his part?
Maybe he was
Too willing to
Give his heart

As time goes by
We have to hope
Even up until
The end…
To love or
Not to love
That’s not a
Question we
Should have
To ask…

In the Age of Aquarius
Was love free & easy?
It seems like hype
Should I feel gypped…
With love more
Open now…by far?

The rite of passage
Meant different things…
For some the right
To exercise the vote…but
Even that’s debatable…
Look where we are now

We live now in an age
Where so-called patriots
Wrapped in the flag
Seek to deny those who
See things differently…
Their rights trump all?

Any way you slice it…
That’s just wrong…right?
Where are MY rights?

Submarine racing
On a summer’s eve…yes
But respect for her
Was total…no meant no

But he wondered why
When he said he loved her
There was no like reply
Was she shy…or not
Feeling the same for him?
If not…did he want to know?
Came the day…the answer too
She wanted freedom
No meant not him

Years passed…a lifetime
Love’s in the picture
He believes it can last
Just as he had already feared
Love would be nevermore…
All over and in the past
He knows providence
Shines upon him…fate
Finally came through