A Lone Wolf
Unconditional Love
Just as I fall asleep
I take one last look at the man beside me and I
Disappear into the depths of the night
I often toss and turn quietly
At the thought of being a nameless woman
There’s no “Mrs this” or “Mr and Mrs that”
Just I and I alone
I found it rather fun
To think of a life before this one
A life where sleeping alone was peaceful
A life where wandering the streets was my sweet
Sweet pleasure. I was a lone wolf
But I was content
Just I and I alone
One day, on the streets, I wander
I see another lone wolf. This one is different
Tall but timid, confident yet shy
He had these blue, pearl eyes
That glistened like the water at the bottom of a seabed
I could feel myself swimming, drowning in them
“Help! Help!” I cried out, but it was too late
This wolf had my heart in his grasp
If you listen carefully, you’ll hear them
The wedding bells chime
Aching for two hearts to become one
But do you take this hand in marriage?
“I do, I do,” I plead.
How did you get here I ask?
I look at the man in front of me
This wolf has my heart in his grasp
We’re here now
This is the chapter of our lives
If you peer in, you’ll see them snuggled up
Warmed by the burning flames of his love
The pups are tucked in asleep and soon
So is he. And when he is
I try to unpick the seams of my reality
And so now, I take you back to the beginning
Just as I fall asleep
I take one last look at the man beside me and I
Now know that I was content before, because that was all I knew
For I did not know that I could love, and be loved
I did not comprehend the peace that I could find in another
Or the pleasure I would engulf and soon, embrace
We were a pack of wolves, not wandering lost
But running having found the path, and if not, many more to explore
I was okay being alone before but
I am now aware that my heart is there and
Although it may not be perfect
It is well and truly capable of, and wanting to be, loved
Like this poem? Have you read my other pieces on the definitions of love? See the other definitions below…
Platonic Love- https://medium.com/@crystaljadalewiswrites/the-weeping-willow-793cf0bde1da
Unrequited Love- https://medium.com/@crystaljadalewiswrites/the-everlasting-flower-6724a37650f4
Self-Doubt- https://medium.com/@crystaljadalewiswrites/a-letter-to-my-skin-eac9756788e9
Self-Love- https://medium.com/@crystaljadalewiswrites/the-majestic-peacock-bebe6b1f0594
