To Love is to Unmask

by Krystelle Diane Parcon

It is a renowned story that to find your love is to unmask. This was given to soulmates by the gods as a task. One shall wear and join the seas of souls, the other chases their partner in bemused shoals.

Wear the best facades and dive, for if you drown, true love shall arrive, Recognize their warmth and pull them into a kiss, Share one breath and delve into bliss.

To love is to unmask somebody, To see their soul's bareness and nudity, Learn their language and memorize their silence, Accept their flaws and adore their brave eloquence.

Get lost in their eyes and serendipity will arise. Sing their doubts to sleep, love all their figures even as they weep.

There are things to remember; loyalty and friendship should be their love's chamber. Never ever settle for mere attention, Never entangle for a short-lived connection.

Walk to the ends of the Earth and long the mile to scan Everyone's arches are weary and vile. And, sometimes, it can cause you mourning and grief when you unmask yourself to a wrong person in mischief.

But when the two fated souls reunite, their completion will bear an indescribable delight, No odds will put them to vain, for their oneness will surpass all pain.