I am not afraid to go the distanceWith a man whom I have recently met,With a man who looks ordinaryAnd by the measures of many, is.But what I do know is this man, this wonderful man,Could have been directly transported hereFrom the Roundtable of Camelot,And perhaps he is.
He has the soul of a poet,And expresses so wellHis words are from heaven,This much I can tell.He cares for the weakAnd the downtrodden.He loves dogs and cats,He works hard,And he is a true leader.He is kind, and thoughtful, and brave.He has depth and sincerity.He knows how to laugh and makes me laugh too.He is willing to be romancedBy the spirit of a faceless woman.He allowed his soul to lead himTo get close to the beautiful spiritOf a woman of gentle dispositionAnd romantic longing.
He does not take revenge where the average person would.He is not afraid to fall in love despite the risks and pain.He is not afraid to love despite previous betrayal.And I want this man so, because in all these ways,He is like me.He has the RARE CAPACITY to fully loveAnd to graciously receive love from another.
That is the seed of all true life and all that is good.For I too have the soul of a romantic,And I still believe:That even at this late hour in a life,That TRUE LOVE could still be mine.And it matters not that I am "attached"or that he is "attached",with unfinished business from earlier days.What matters is that I know himAnd that I experience him,In whatever way is possible now.And that is enough.A few stolen moments with himAre worth more than a lifetimeOf a legalized, societally endorsed partnership.
It is that hope and joy that infuse my soul.For even after having been hurt in my life,I cannot say, "This pain is so great,That I am SURE all othersAre like the one that has hurt me."For how can I really know that I have seen it all?Have I met all the people on earth?Have I tried to love them all?My awareness of who exists is so limitedThat if I take the mere handful of experiencesAnd what I HAVE learned from my pain,I might just get better at avoiding pain,And
I just might be able to recognizeA really great man when he does cross my path.I might just jump at the chance to be with him.I might just decide to use my vacation timeSo I can be with HIM.After all, what is vacation for anyway?He is my top destination.