As a child 
I had stuffed 
animals and we
went on adventures 
too many to
count and recall 
and it wasn’t 
until much later 
did I realize 
that the journeys 
were never with
another only me
and that for 
many years I 
was my very 
own best friend 

You can find 
what you’re looking 
for so long 
as the what
is you and
not the who

Falling in love 
means less about 
romance and sex
than it does 
being able to 
hear the song 
of someone’s soul 
in their quiet 

Looking for 
something that 
isn’t there
isn’t going 
to help 
you find 
it maybe 
it was
once maybe 
it wasn’t 
but now 
it’s not 
stop looking 
for things 
and see
what’s been