Love and Consistency

Chemical subliminal
Conception in us
In darkened depths of the soul
The hidden locus
The spark and the fire
The unquenching palpable
Bond with another
Terminal permanency
Of love and consistency

Entwined unconditional
The effort, the drive
Cultivating the soil
In which it must thrive
The authentic love
Two lives are made one able
To ascend above
Internal longevity
Of love and consistency

Evolved and perpetual
Love lossed is not lost
It endures as we linger
Within it we're tossed
Ceaseless we suffer
Alone left to bear the love
Without the other
Essential necessity
Of love and consistency

Jason Behnke
2004