Life and Love

How does love twist & turn Sometimes cool & light Others scorch & burn Peaks & valleys like Appalachian hills Sometimes be careless Or others just for thrills How does love evolve from heat & passion After children & careers Yields less satisfaction Physically, maybe so Time can change that, we know Though something else begins to grow A new entrapment if you will Like vines encasing old houses But this is a different drill Invisible foliage from heart to heart Reaching & yearning Never to wedge or cut apart By lifes' rivers & rocks Debates & disagreements Hatred love blocks Love preserved by these things Not damaged or destroyed Made stronger & tougher, these strings Of invisible, hungry vines on a mission Growing, invading, encasing And all with the others' permission This unified possession & control This melding & merger of hearts As young lovers grow old.