Once in a lifetime
how many times is that
each time is different
if only for the place
and
time
Once in a lifetime
One love
One commitment
One relationship
Three different people
Once in a lifetime
One divorce
One death
One regret
Once in a lifetime
what does it really mean?

When is it really love?
Are the questions ever answered?
Is the world suddenly clearer?
When is it ever enough?
Is it love to want to
protect and hold
to ease the pain and
right the wrong?
Is love sacrifice?
Do you give until
you have nothing left
in hopes that
someone will come
along and fill you up?
What about the physical parts?
Does love make sex better
is love the closeness you feel
before, during after?
Where does caring fit in?
You can’t love a person
without caring
but can you care
without loving?
Inside, all these questions
tumble and turn
I am so confused
I ache for your presence
but what does it
all really mean?
Do I love you
Do I care for you
Do I ever really find the answers?
I need you
I don’t feel complete without you
but when does need become
suffocation
When is it all too much
and
when is it never enough?

Who is the right one?
When is the right time?
What is romance
How does it fit in?
Do you go out looking
or does it come to you?
It’s all like a maze
Twisting and turning
confusing.
Just when you think
you’re on the right track
you find you’re at a
dead-end.
So, once more
your start again
over and over again
No matter how you turn
or how much you
think you know where
you are headed
You wind right back
at the same dead-end.