no asterisk

everything…

all of it

is true.

There’s no fine print

no terms and conditions

no penalties for early withdrawal

(sic)

it’s just exactly what I said it is,

how I have described it here

on this blank page,

white as snow

pure…

I’ve written it time and again

and before and after

and it all adds up to three words

and a thousand emotions

and you know every single one of them

intimately;

you are fast becoming old friends.

It just bears saying:

you are stunning,

you are love,

you are hope and beauty and everything good

this world

has ever

had to offer

period.