until i met you (info) [back to poem]

You just can't force love.  Any time I've ever met anyone special to me it's always been: completely random, and never when I was trying.  You have to stop trying, you have to become not necessarily hopeless, but certainly not expectant.

And then when you get it, you might not be happy.  It might not be mutual, it might be completely mutual but with complications, or something terrible might happen.  There are no guarantees.  Maybe that person will tell you they like you and then do terrible horribletastic things right in front of you with members of your family and farming implements.

But maybe not.  I hope nothing like that ever happens to you.  I hope all your loves are justified and unconditional and last forever and that nothing ever stops you from feeling great all the time.

If not, you won't be alone.

(c) 2004 jordan baugher