Thoroughbreds

You spill over into the universe and I am captured by your ingenuousness. You are so deeply innocent and guileless that you do not even know it is you I am writing about.

I look into the sweetness of your smile, the sparkle in your eyes and my world becomes so much brighter. I listen to the simplicity of your words, their honesty and their openness and my heart aches with the wonder of you.

I see two of you, one fresh, the other aged to perfection, one rare species, thoroughbreds who stand out above all others, solid and good to the bone.

No matter how lost I may sometimes feel, I know you are here, a light in the dark, the markers along the way, the exquisite pain of a heart overflowing with love.

Yes, I keep you on a pedestal, safe and untouchable, a precious part of my life that helps me remember who I am and why I am here because you are love and I am you.