Couple

They are young
Standing holding each
Other tight in an embrace
In front of a swank store too
Much in love to care who sees,
Caring only for each other looking
At each other but seeing all else
Through different eyes each
From their own perspective
Each with dreams that
Only overlap those
Of the other but
It is enough
To build a
Life upon
As love
Accepts
What age
Experience
Exasperations
Perceive clearly
As odds too long
To risk unless in love.
Falling in love does
Not get any easier
Even with the
Cushion of
Age to
Rest
On.
If you
Are looking
For appreciation
Selfless affection and
Admiration then get a dog.
Love has no mercy for
The half-hearted
The maybes or
The shy.