what does it take..
to love
just like a boy again?
it is to
surrender fully..
to a force
that you can barely
comprehend.

no weighing pros
and cons
and no comparing
options..
no calculating
outcomes
and conveniences..
just so you may
optimize the winnings
in your own hand.

that feeling
in your heart?
just feel it..
let it guide you..
do not try
to understand.
The One
you feel it for?
just give her
all the best love
that you can.

don’t fold
and never bluff..
just go all in.
have faith that
none but her
shall be the hand
you hold..
until your shared,
inevitable win
of happily together
growing old.

what does it take..
to love
just like a man?
first, love her purely,
like a boy..
then do your duty,
diligently..
like a man.