Escapism

Simple Love

Romance novels have warped

my expectations of romance.

I wanted the adventurous high stakes love

filled with so much passion and emotions

It was almost too much to handle.

I tasted that adventure, but that taste went sour.

It was like being stuck on a roller coaster.

It's fun at first riding on the adrenaline high

but sooner or later the brain fog clears

and reality becomes sharper.

Suddenly that high-stakes romance

I've idolized my whole life

doesn't have the same shine it used to.

When you came around

I could tell your love was different.

You didn't have the same air of thrill seeking.

You were calm and gentle,

The opposite of what I sought after.

But falling in love with you

was the remedy I needed for my heart.

I didn't see us taking late night flights to Europe,

partying until the sun rose,

having tension so thick you could cut with a knife.

It was far from that.

I saw us watching the sunrise together,

snuggling under a blanket with warm hot chocolate.

I saw us waltzing together in the kitchen to a soft jazz melody.

I saw us on a porch, old and frail,

but still young with the vibrancy of our love.

I never needed adventure, I just needed stability.