Love Is The Aperture Of Acceptance

If I could make a universe

I’d start with you

You with your dark hair

And those big brown eyes

With the aroma of

Your perfume

Spreading kindness and words

Gently layering every space with

Your thoughtful affections

Embolden everything

With consideration

And complete it all

Making things

Strong yet tender

So that the world will see

Love is the aperture of acceptance

The true lens of possibilities.

If I were to make love

I’d begin and end with you

With your wide, sensuous lips

And your curvy generous hips

Warming the flowers

With the glow of your sun

Your soft velvet skin

Transform the rainy days

Into every color

So the people of

Every rainbow

Feels free and breathes

Welcome air

Embracing peace

Like when you hold me

In your arms

When we savor our union.

Copyright © 2022 Charles Edward York

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