An Observation on Love, For My Sister on her Wedding

Part of an intelligence test
Is the recognition of similar shapes
And the harder part of this test
Is seeing which ones fit

And you should recognize this
Not like a lion recognizes the easy kill
But the way a painter recognizes
Where her brush should go next

For love is not a battle
A chess match
Or a Darwinian test of survival

Love is intelligently designed

Love is the part of knowledge
Where recognition comes in
Where you don’t just recognize the shape
But know that it will fit
Without force

And that sometimes it’s just luck…

Lucky us!

And lucky you!