Commitment Time
Those strong emotional feelings that won’t let go.
The kind you had as a teenager that wouldn’t let go.
The feelings that were coming on strong.
Anytime something went right or wrong.
The kind that made life exciting and fun.
Yet, the kind that hurt really bad when they weren’t the one.
It is not only guys who treat love like a four letter word.
There are girls too who treat guys like a dirty bird.
Often those ‘strong’ emotions set the pattern for it.
Once burned they never recover from it.
There is a scar on their ego that won’t go away.
So, they are off to play the field another day.
Never making any real commitments in life.
It is the way they have found to avoid the strife.
Burn me once, it’s on you.
Burn me twice and I’m the fool.
Must life be such a silly game?
Romance is never won this way. It’s all so lame.
Does the word ‘commitment’ scare all today?
Or, is it that they don’t understand what to say?
This lack of commitment leaves much desired.
One love after another can get very tired.
It’s like skimming the whipped cream off a delicious desert.
Never getting deep enough to really taste what it is worth.
A commitment that envolves devotion, cherish, & dedication.
The results is far better than any meditation.
Dreaming about the ‘perfect’ love just doesn’t cut it.
Making a lifelong commitment is a cut above it.
The trust, support, endearment, & companionship develop.
In the end the expanded love will totally envelop.
You’ll be blessed so much more than a nightly stand.
It’s a ship anyone would be proud to command.
——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)