It does not take that much
to make me fall in love..
A subtle gesture..
A favorable omen from the stars above..
A kind and caring nature, radiating
even through mere words and symbols
on a screen..
A depth of beauty unlike anything
that I have ever seen..
Which drives me to write poems..
and haunts me mercilessly,
even in my lonesome dreams.

And that is nearly all that it would take
to awaken in me an unyielding drive…
to love and to respect.
to lead and to protect.
to labor tirelessly so I may provide.
to always care for you.
to always be the strongest ally
on your side.
to cherish you until the day I perish..
to take a bullet or a knife for you
with no exaggeration or embellish…

only one caveat remains unmentioned..
in your own way, you also have to love me back.
so long as to my syn, I hear your syn/ack.
you surely know by now that my response,
in turn, will be an ack.

And that is truly all that it would take
to fully claim my heart..
A proper TCP 3-way handshake
with a living work of art.