Forces in equal
Opposition and support
To love and be loved
For who I am
What I am
A years-long search
Smashing myself up
Against other bodies
Other souls
Pieces incongruent
Close matches but for
A corner here
An edge there
Until it all fits
Or at least fortitude
Weathered down
Persistence a trickle
A redefining of
Happiness and want
That makes this no less
But also not more
No fairytale lie
This entangling of lives
Creating that balance
Of loving and being loved.
About the Creator
Nicholas E. Barron
Farm boy turned freelance writer. 🏳️🌈
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