settling

we are slow learners

when

it comes to love.

we expect more than is possible

to be given.

we dream too much

about what it should be,

not what it is.

and yet

we settle for less.

leaving the dream alone.

that fantasy that's been in

our mind

since birth.

a love ever lasting.

we compromise.

we look into the mirror

at the years

behind us,

the years that may be left,

and we sigh

and say. okay, i'm too tired

to keep

looking.

it's time to rest.