True Love

If you saw true love
would you know it?

If you met true love
would you recognize it?

If you heard true love
would you heed it?

If you sensed true love,
would you believe it?

If it hid from you
would you seek it?
And if it ran from you
would you follow it?

If the pockets of your lover
had no contents to spill
would you turn them out
and scrub them still?

If he walked a kilometer
to bring you a cup of water
laid down his life for you
would you be saved by it?

If he carved out his rib
went down on bended knee, bleeding
would you accept it?
would you honor it,
treasure it?
Cleave to it?


If blood,sweat and tears
brought home sukuma wiki
would you cook it?
would your heart be in it?

Or would you scorn the simple meal
lay down to sleep and
dream of feasting with kings?

would you leave your queenly bed
for the king's concubines' harem?

If the one who's yours
had more bumps than curves
but hid a heart of gold
under an ankle-length frock
could you see it?

Or would she have
to show some thigh
or maybe tell a lie
so you could believe it?

If she stared in your eyes
let out a sigh
dreamed your dreams
and believed your lies
would you see it?

Would you ask for her hand
so you could keep it?
would you dress it with a band
so you could protect it?

would you do whats right,
and shield her from fright
or clench your fist
and raise it to fight?

And after many years
of her labor of love
when the seed you've sown
has sprung up and grown

would you see past her wrinkles
and see, maybe dimples?

could you turn your sights
from suggestive younger eyes
and honor her integrity
with your fidelity?


If you spied 'true love'
in the arms of another
would you put on a mask
and steal it?

Turn a blind eye
to a shining ring
under the cover of darkness
just to feel it?

Do you believe in 'The One'
enough to wait your turn
could you gather the courage
to leave it?


If i gave you true love
would you know it?
And if you felt it in return
would you show it?

If I planted a seed
would you grow it?
and if it gave us grain
would you store it?

Would you keep it for
the days of pain
when the sun will scorch
and there will be no rain?

and when that time comes
would you feed on it
hold on to what we have
till it pours again?

would you be able to see
that love is not the things
its made out to be?

that true love is simple
true love is free.
true love is complex
true love is expensive.
true love is easy
true love is a delight
true love is hard work
true love is sacrifice.