nobody ever knows the rest...

opposites attract...BUT THEY EVENTUALLY REPEL.

i keep listening to this audio file of a short piece that has a lot to say.  i wish some things weren't confidential but that doesn't change the fact that they are.  i'm sure his voice and the words in combination have inspired me to keep playing it over and over again.  though i won't describe what this piece says or implies, i can respond.

i think he has tricked himself into believing that great things are too good to be true.  though the piece is written in past tense, it's his future i'm concerned about.

i wanna tell him:

from a prisoner's love.
there is no 'I' in 'US.' foundations require more than one set of hands.  though i trust that you are strong enough to carry it brick by brick and stone by stone, a woman's touch can smooth even the roughest edges. if 'she' is love, any tower built around her will crumble to her feet.  you've got to understand that something born free will always have wings.  so you must be delicate with her, reaching out enough of yourself so that she will land right where you want her to.  if love is the reason you built a tower around her then you will not have to wait for the foundation, or lack thereof to crumble because she will suffocate.  she will stifle under the expectations you've built in your mind instead of from your heart.

and the only concern you should have that includes time and love is that you don't have enough time to love her. time shouldn't feel like a constraint or a burden but rather an incessant reminder that every second you spend counting should have been spent counting her eyelashes or the times you made love or how many of her teeth show when you make her smile.  don't worry yourself with pieces of her that wear away with time.  you are her fountain of youth.  what storm has ever stopped a flower from blooming?

if you ever feel yourself hesitating, look into her eyes.  every time she blinks, you will feel a rush enough to kiss her.  when you kiss her, it is not a promise that you'll last forever but rather a statement of you dedicated to trying.  you're not afraid of making love, you're afraid of finding it.

and please stop worrying about not having a foundation to stand on because love brings you to your knees. remember? that's how you propose.