MACHINATIONS

understanding how I think

How do I love thee?

Let me count the ways

Travailing thru an existence

Both happy and forlorn days

Forsaken dreams entwined

Potential breif enemy

Anxiety, reverie and passion

Always set muted thoughts free

From the shadows where I stand

Shade casts a subtle yet trembling thought

Of once a great opportunity... Unfolded

A heart thrown and passed yet uncaught

Pondering this moment of memory

A dream never truly dies

Time comes and goes for us all

But unfortunately so also do lies

Stories of love not quite understood

Or the machinations entailed

Bit actors often play with other's hearts

Interfering while hoping for fail

Regardless unable to counter the truth

For my memories and dreams are great

Life is like a mystery I say

Greatest treasure to those who wait

Patience a definite virtue

When sifting thru lies of truth

It's always best to overlook the obvious

Whenever jealousy rules the roost

So... HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Let me count the ways...