How very young is this love
How unexpected
How capable of becoming something
or nothing at all!
It needs so much
All that we can give it
It needs to know what time to come home
A number to call if something goes wrong
Food in the fridge
And the porch light left on.
It needs time for talking
A word of warning
It needs to know where the boundaries are.
And then,
It needs a lot of encouragement
And time for itself
To find its own legs,
Make some mistakes
Above all, it needs to stay close to
its start
That first burst of joy,
That shared moment of delight
Too good to be true,
Undeniably right!
It needs music, and laughter, and good friends
Ideas that inspire
A heart that is open
And never grows tired.
If it has all those things
It might live through the night.
How very young is this love.
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