At the End of All Things

Standards

Part One {The Hopeful Woman}

He does not have to be

Tall

Or dark

Or handsome.

He does have to be

Kind

And honest

And caring.

It amazes me to see the

Vulgarity

Or crudeness

Or craven ways.

There were those days

Old

And golden

And loving.

They are almost forgot

Out of sight

Out of mind

Out of dreams.

Part Two {The Loving Man~To the Hopeful Woman}

Over here.

Do you see me?

No?

How about now?

There. That is me.

I've been here

Forever.

I'm pretty tall

By any standard

But I'm sitting

Right now.

I could be dark

But that's not

Who I really am.

It's not who I

Want to be.

Handsome?

You be the judge.

Just...look past

All of that.

Please.

I want to know

What you see

Inside.

Let me know

If you like

What you see

Because I warn you

I am no

Dark Prince

But I will be

The best friend

You never had

Your light in the

Darkness

And all of that.

Just...give me

A chance

To tell you

All of the things

Never said.

I promise

To tell you

Every day how

Beautiful and

Wonderful and

Brilliant

You are.

To be brief

I promise to

Tell you the

Truth.

You don't belong

To me.

You aren't

Silver or gold

Or gems to me

Because you

Are far more

Precious than

Any of those things.

I don't want

To call you

Babe or Sweet.

I want to call you

Darling.

Angel.

Love.

Just promise me

One thing.

That you love me

As much as I

Love you.

Part Three: {The Lost Woman}

I crave attention

And want it from

The boy that can

Give it to me.

I don't care how

He treats me

As long as he is

That tall handsome

Dark Prince.

I just want love

And that Prince

Can give it to me.

Part Four {The Loving Man~To the Hopeful Woman}

Some say that

They want the

Affections of a

Boy.

I do not want to

Be a boy to you

But a man.

I want to be

The knight

Or the savior

Or your own

Prince.

Well, and

My own Prince

As well.

I am not a toy

Or a plaything

To assure your

Lust and your

Fleeting whims.

I am here to stay.

Only say the word

And I will leave

But be warned

That as much

As I will be kind

To you, I wish

For you to be

That kind with me.

Gently, love.

Take it gently

And let the

Strength of love

Slowly grow

Until warmed hearts

Overflow.

And here and now

My standards are set

For a beautiful love

That I shall never

Never

Forget.