To Unmanacle Love

To Unmanacle Love

It is a curious yet oh-so-human fact,

that we unravel those we love

We try to cuddle them, but

merely imprison them in embrace

We enslave for the sake of love,

kindly, caringly lock them up,

our dearest and oh-so-nearest

Bearing all this in heart and mind,

the time has come for you

to speed your own way

in the autostradas of life

I’ll quake for you, always remember

your chiming laugh, the two teaspoons

of milk you drip into every coffee,

but to endure together would slit us