the thing about love
when you’re young, your whole life is about the pursuit of fun
then you grow up and learn to be cautious
you break a bone, or a heart
you look before you leap and sometimes you don’t leap at all
because there’s not always someone there to catch you
when did it stop being fun and start being scary?
when it comes to relationships, maybe we’re all in glass houses
and you shouldn’t throw stones, because you will never really know
some people are settling down, some are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less
the thing about relationships is that
there are those that open you up to something new and exotic
those that are old and familiar
those that bring up lots of questions
those that bring you somewhere unexpected
those that bring you far from where you started
and those that bring you back
but the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all
is the one you have with yourself
and if you can find someone to love the you you, well, that’s just a dream come true
someone has once told me, i’m not meant to be tamed
i’m supposed to run wild until i find someone, just as wild, to run with
you shouldn’t have to sacrifice who you are just because somebody else has a problem with it.
maybe our mistakes are what make our fate
without them, what would shape our lives?
perhaps if we never veered off course
we wouldn’t fall in love, or be who we are
after all, seasons change
people come into your life and people go
but sometimes the past is like an anchor holding us back
you have to let go of who you are to become who you will be
can you get to your future if your past is present?
can you let go of your partner’s past to see the future?
i’ve done the merry-go-round, i’ve been through the revolving doors
i feel like i’ve met somebody i can stand still with for a minute
it took me a really long time to get here, but I’m here
would you want to stand still with me?
~inspired by ‘carrie’ (satc)
