Love & Bigfoot
by herespang
Some of us
Perceive
Love
As we do
Bigfoot,
Scratching
Our hairs
Out
Pondering
The certainty
Of its state
Of Being.
There are
Enthusiasts who
Set out on
Lengthy ventures,
Hiking through
Dense forestry,
Over Hills
In endless ranges,
And past
Low,
Shadowy Valleys—
Only to return
With anecdotes;
No hard evidence
Sealed
In sterile tubes.
And
There are people
Who will try to
Convince you
That it exists
In the wrong
Places
By forging
False Footprints—
Just to mess with you.
But
If you care about
The Bigfoot
Regardless of the
Stories—
Books and Articles and TV shows
Painting it
In Blinding colors—
And
You aren’t afraid
To urge
Your own feet
Out and About,
Surprised might
You be,
Upon coming across
Bigfoot
In your trails,
Looking as Real
As the Ache
In your heels,
And finally
Knowing
So it is
Your
Love.