All you need is (blahblahblah)
love. Except when you need
a dose of good
old fashioned let-down,
disappointment, and heartbreak.

You know…the kind that empties
you, breaks you down, cracks you open
to MORE of your bare naked
truth and beauty.
(If you let it.)

it also includes the shadows, the dark
nights, and the growing
pains that make it all so much richer,
deeper, wider, balanced, and more
expansive