Seventy Four . . .

Courting a Soulmate 1

by Stormcat

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman

why does two weeks more seem like such an eternity

is it that my world has felt so dead for so long like

living in a lightless tunnel cold and alone groping

wondering if my eyes even will work ever again

then one day noticing, is it a mirage, how far away

what couldn’t be more than weeks turns to months

still not sure that it is real, afraid to believe

more afraid to doubt

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman

is a date certain really that . .  can anything be that

what if she likes pomegranate seeds in orange juice

served in bed with coffee  . . . every morning I

guess I can do that, but I'm not baiting her hooks

she wants to fish, she puts her own damn worms on

but I will clean her catch and prepare a tasty dish

and sip wine and dance the slow dance and

love her forever

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman

every love song ever written and sung is about her

she is the soft breeze of summer caressing the leaves

cooling the forest whispering to the frogs that

the storm is on his way and she is impatient to feel

life generating strength penetrating her essence

yet fearing the explosive power that she triggers

does she realize that respect is my mantra

but how can I resist

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman

to marvel as she dances naked in the moonlight

and brings babies from conception to adulthood

to endure the harsh demands of femininity just

to taste her lips, feast on her breasts,  satisfy

my irresistible masculine desire on her to

cherish her eyes as they sparkle joy or anger

to thrill her discoveries of simple beauty

to find the joy of life

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman

and now that she is coming all self-doubt  inures

sleeplessness controls, my heart beats out of whack

my breathing loses all regularity, my skin exudes

sebaceous character as if recapitulating teenage angst,

dichotomous emotions surface, I wonder whether I'm

embarking on  a marvelously successful adventure or

painfully oppressive imminent disaster

couched in beauty

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman

my princess, my goddess, my sweetheart, my lover

my best friend, my muse, my number one fan, my

shy little one. the one I protect, the one I fight for

the one I was born to love, the one I live for, the

one I would die for, the one who will bear with me

the burden of living and share with me the rewards

of bearing that burden, the only one I

have ever hoped for

Yup!

I've been waiting my whole life to meet this woman.

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