#9: Wisdom

Wisdom

I can say that talking with a counterpart
Gives you a certain wisdom
That cannot be obtained from any other place.

I can say that being in love
Gives you a certain wisdom
And it is so in my case.

I can say that I have loved
While many others can’t,
While feeling privileged to know her
And not just expecting her to return the favor

I can say that I have promised
To be a responsible person
To her, and for me,
Out of love, it’ll be a labor

I promised not to be self absorbed
I promised not to be someone I’m not
I promised that I would be reliable
But not suppressing her independence

I learned that not all girls
Have a closed mind
And an empty, air-filled head
And a cold, hard heart

I learned that even the beautiful
Can be brilliant,
Independent,
And smart,

And outgoing,
Daring,
Considerate,
And stressed,

And troubled,
Insulted,
And be a friend
Or even a best friend

Oh, yes, I can say I’ve loved,
I can say I’ve learned,
I can say I’ve lost,
And that passion inside me once burned,

Writing
And reading
Talking
And leading

Walking
And upstaging
Yearning
And enraging

Caring
And assisting
Loving
And persisting

These are the things that I know
I have done
Or tried to do
And received a sort of wisdom.