The happy place we never quite knew

Lies on a mountaintop waiting for us

To take the hike through the wilderness

To dare to walk beyond the paved roads

That have lead us only to ruins

Where we can love and be loved

Smiles long forgotten can run free

Passion long forgotten waits

Rushing like a river sliding over the rocks

Pure, bright, and beautifully free

I hold in my hands the offer

Of love that is not selfish

That is not only passion

But respect, kindness, compassion,

Bathed in smiles & friendship

To be that other half

Another giver, another lover

Together  we can  live again,  full of possibility