A strong                 You can't always wait for            The way I love is
relationship                   the perfect time.                           relentless. It
starts with                   Sometimes, you                            breaks my
two people                    have to dare                             concentration
who are ready             to do it because                       when I am busy
to sacrifice                   life is too short                           and drifts my
anything for               to wonder what                           mind away to
each other.                  could have been.                      thoughts of you
                                                             ­                           when I am in the
                                                             ­                                middle of
                                             I want to                       conversations. Like
No relationship                  wake up                       a desperate needy
is all sunshine,                   at 2:00 am,                          child it pokes
but two people                    roll over,                              and prods
can share one                   see your face                          tirelessly for
    umbrella                         and know                             my attention,
and survive                     that I'm right                               and in
   the storm                         where I'm                           the end always
     together.                         supposed                                  gets it.
                                                  to be.

     Love is when you
    sit beside someone           You don't always               Dear Ladies:
       doing nothing                   need a plan.                you should never
         yet you feel                   Sometimes you                      need to
      perfectly happy.                 just need to                 to prove to other
                                                  breathe, trust,                women that he's
     The less                               let go, and see              in love with you.
     you talk                                what happens.                That's his job.
     the more
      people                                Ask yourself        
   think about                           if what you                   Don't fall in love
   your words.                       are doing today                 with someone
                                                 is getting you                who always says
                                                closer to where                the right things.
                                                  you want to                       Fall in love
                                                be tomorrow.                   with someone
                                                         ­                                     who always
       Jon York     2018                                                             ­     does
                                                                ­                          the right things.