there's love
   there's hate
there's the mixture of the two
spending time
with these people
i wonder
do they know the difference?
are they holding onto something
   imagined?
     yearned for?
do they picture
the idea of perfection
and decide
YES
it is him
   or her
this is what i've been looking for
   but if not
i will take it
   whatever
whomever it is
for whatever
   whomever it is
is better than nothing

how sad.