Ode to Love

churning, crazy-making firestorm upends reason to disrepair heightens our senses, our esteem blinds us to flaws unseen Oh Mother’s reckless devotion withstands all adversity delusional in admiration eyes obscured, see only perfection friendship’s less passionate attachment bathes comfort in your presence shoulder to shoulder in solidarity resists all faltering objectives but lover’s glance and glow a rose-burst of saccharine extremism the hummingbird of lust attracted endlessly to Nectar’s sweet serum yet painful powerful rejections still intoxicate the supplicant the moth’s vigilant pursuit of love-light singes its wings if only to feel the warmth again love, you dance so delicately before us then reach back gracefully you beacon or grab in brash enthusiasm to overfill our souls to bursting