reciprocity - writing piece

 

it’s not everyday that we find someone,

who not only recognizes us by face and name,

rather by soul and heart.


forever, it seemed like my language was foreign

months and years of not being heard or understood,

i began to think that there was no option other than to give it up


how draining and mind-numbing it is,

to try to force someone to learn a complex language

that they had absolutely no interest in speaking


stuck in a cycle of mediocrity and monotony

life is far too precious and sacred to waste our time

on people who can’t even bear to lift a single finger for us


while one may scoff at a single simple request

another may do a backflip just to see us smile

in hindsight, it all makes sense


we were never asking for too much

nor were we too difficult to handle

it is who we were seeking it from that was the problem


where another tossed my heart to the side,

leaving it vulnerable, naked, and exposed..

it was you who called it home


what a beauty it is,

to share life with someone

who wants nothing more than to enjoy one another’s company


no hidden agendas,

no selfish desires,

no tug of war


just a pure breath of fresh air,

in a land of pollution and toxicity.

at last, i can keep my guard down.