DON’T BE SURPRISED
LOVE HAS A WAY
OF MAKING US FEEL
GOOD, BAD, OR UGLY
ADJUSTING OUR KEEL
FALLING IN LOVE
IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE
PUMPING US UP BLINDLY
WITH ILLUSIONS OF HOPE
WHEN WE ARE HONEST
AND PROJECT OUR DREAMS
DON’T BE SURPRISED
AS IT RIPS AT YOUR SEAMS
REVELING TO MUCH
OF WHAT WE HOLD DEAR
CAN WORK AGAINST YOU
AS IT BRINGS OUT OUR FEARS
MOST PEOPLE ARE SKEPTICS
AND DON’T TRUST THE SMELL
OF A PEE DRINKERS MOTIVES
AS THEIR HEART STARTS TO SWELL
LAYING CARDS ON THE TABLE
IS AN EMOTIONAL RUSH
BUT A HANDFUL OF HEARTS
CAN LEAD TO A FLUSH
Cayce Kaban 1/5/18