Love
We all want it
Very few of us get it

We are tantalized
We think we have it
   until it is gone
      stolen by life

It seems a pattern is set
One that cannot be broken
Inescapable by man
   So you wait
   Wait for him
   Wait for her
   Wait for love
Your patience runs thin
   about to give up
      you become desperate
         lowering your standards
            until you are tossed to the side
               no one wants used love
But then one sees
   cleans you up
      returns you to life
Grab them
Grab love
   *before they leave