Benicia Love Poem: A Grain Of Truth

A Grain Of Truth by Eric Deck

You are not the greatest human being I have ever met
Making you happy is not the only goal of my life
You aren't the wind beneath my wings
I could certainly live without you

A single smile from you does not make my day
You are not all I need
Your form does not enchant me
Your words do not enchant me

You do not excite me
Often, I hate you
You do not permeate my everything,
I do not breathe you in with every breath

Frequently, I loathe you
Your crooked, yellow teeth disgust me
Your lips taste bland
You smell of sweat

And yet you are strange and fascinating
Like no one else I have ever encountered

And I want to give you everything,
Every thing industrial,
Every thing mechanical,
And every thing Evil about the world

Every thing natural,
Every thing living,
Every thing beautiful,
And Every thing Good about the World

Indeed, I want to give you everything
Of this world and the next,
Both because I Love you,
And also to see what you would do with it.