What is love at our age
Beyond the halfway point
With fancy and fondness
A steeped appreciation
Ripened heart and spirit
Emerge at the surface
A roadmap of wrinkles
To our next destination
Love starts as a wonder
Two hearts against the world
Reserved for the tender
First times and rites of passage
But lessons learned in life
Steal innocence from youth
Trusting hearts get broken
When passion takes advantage
Then practical matters
Adjust the equation
The list of agreements
In adult relationships
But will they be enough
To hold your devotion
Or is one foot waiting
Just in case the other slips
You started by loving
The way that he loved you
His selfless devotion
To your life and every need
What more could you ask for
So true and so stable
A rock for your children
He proposed and you agreed
But as the years passed
That spark never came
You knew you had settled
For convenience over love
Stopping the heartbreak
Was guiding your choices
You did what you had to
For the sturdy roof above
You wanted to love him
For so many reasons
Grateful for his kindness
You convinced yourself to stay
But now the kids have grown
And left the nest empty
Walls held up by purpose
Slowly fade with each day
The balance of your life
Now rests upon a choice
Dare to love with passion
Or grow old being polite
From outside your window
I hear a voice calling
Asking you to join him
For the last dance of the night
-Rondym Kiefe