It's not about skill.
It's about sincerity.
It's not about experience.
It's the willingness to start on a fresh page.
It's not about looking hot.
It's about keeping your cool.
It's not about the "then" and "could be."
It's the "now" that keeps your boat afloat.
It's not about always getting your way.
It's the ability to yield.
It's not about brewing doubts
Or spewing strong, hurtful words.
It's about keeping the faith
And listening to the unspoken.
It's not about letting familiarity breed contempt
But rather enjoying the prolonged getting-to-know.
It's not about popularity
especially when fame falls short of the truth.
It's not about intelligence
achievement
or titles.
It's about being loved in the absence of those.
It's not about alterations.
It's about just being.
It's not just about taking.
It's about giving and taking, and giving some more.
It's not about making that person an option.
It's about staying with that person
Despite having a hundred options.
It's not being about the center of attention.
It's nice to take the backseat once in a while.
It's not just about being there during the best of times.
It's being there during the worst of times.
It's not about comparing the now to the past.
It's about embracing the present
And believing that it's going to be great.
It's about being able to bend
And see that the changing tides
The chance moments
Betoken something beautiful.
It's not about losing your identity.
It's about sharing yourself and respecting your differences.
It's not about wanting it to be storm-free.
It's about working together to keep it storm-proof.
It's not about passing fancies.
It's about blushing when the one you fancy passes by.
It's not about the dislikes
The petty fights
The apprehensions
The shortcomings
And instances of annoyance.
It's about liking the dissimilarities
Talking calmly about things
Being comfortable with each other
Appreciating the person's efforts.
The funny, senseless conversations.
The songs you throw at each other.
The stolen glances.
The overflowing kisses.
The sweet surrender.
And knowing that you're in it together.
...
It could work, you know.
(2008 Copyright Cddyqa Rogel)
It's about liking the dissimilarities
