When I found you
how could I know
how profoundly you
would change my life
everything I’d been
denying hiding
came to the fore
something about you
kindness combined with
beauty intelligence grace
just what I’d been searching for
I promised myself I wouldn’t
pine obsess or chase
too late old pattern
repeating past mistakes
overboard with wanting
longing and zeal
crushing was crushing me
eventually I created a gateway
to an emotional boundary
intensity eased though
not erased
much better now
we are both in our place