love letter

doting composer
spends hours crafting each line
expecting nothing

red flags

surveying her clues
a warning screams inside us
you're deaf to it now

kowtow

back bending in awe
connection precious as breath
pleading for mercy

The problem

Love is happiness
only happiness draws love
my catch 22

Offering

treasure at your feet
all my worlds' value arrayed
you turn on your heel