If

If love is everywhere

then all the little

tubes and channels

we’ve devised

may be irrelevant —

we may not need

to jostle and twist

in efforts to achieve a perfect match,

may not need to write off thousands

who prove to have a different kind of thread

If love is everywhere,

we may be able

to bypass the conditions of engagement,

to deliver the sweet liquid of acceptance,

receive the luscious fruit we deeply crave.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 30, 2017