The Ones You Want

Why does loving some people come so easily?

Sometimes you meet someone and you love them.

No questions asked, nothing required,  

Just pure love, forever and ever, till death do us part.

Their imprint on my heart is deep and enduring.

I may see them again or not. 

They may be kind to me or not. 

We may be friends or not.

I will love them anyways. 

Then there are those others.  

The ones you want to love. 

The ones you try to love. 

The ones that break your heart over and over and over.

Those are the ones you want.

The ones that make you stretch and grow. 

The ones that challenge your beliefs.  

The ones that leave you broken, wounded,  alone in the dark.

You may think the adventure wasn't worth it. 

But those ones, the ones that make your life hard,

Those are the ones that change your life. 

They define you.

You can break. 

Or you can get stronger. 

You can close your heart or you can learn to love deeper.  

You can turn your back or you can lean in.