you don't mess around

you don't mess
around
with love.
you don't grab it
by the ears
and bring it closer.
you don't squeeze
it too hard, or
shower it too much
with sweet talk
and gifts.
you don't make it what
it isn't.
you have to go easy
with a thing
called love.
let it roll across
you like a warm
blue ocean,
floating on top
with the sun in
your face,
you have to let it
carry you away
to another shore
and not worry where
you land.