A Renaissance Love

A Renaissance Love

“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does.

Love is a battle.

Love is a war.

Love is a growing up.�

-James Baldwin

Intro Everyone has an opinion, But truth isNo one knows About this love.

It's unfathomable.

One-of-a-kind And though no explanation is needed, If you want to attempt to understand it Your one requirement is To open your mind.

Together (A Love Story) 'Twas a love like no other: Rare and delicate Fresh Complex and impermeable Special and honest; Only to be understood by the parents Themselves.

Humble it began, As first sights promised glorious future heightsHands and eye locked Onto what was assured to be A happy, eternal life.

Together Both created the plot For which each seed would be sown.

Together Both cultivated and fertilized the soil For each would equally contribute their roots.

Together Both nurtured and cared for this love For he was his and vice versa.

Together At the first sign of growth, Drought plagued the land And love's first test was at hand.

Like quicksand, their hearts sank vastly Into an abyss of complacency Accepting mediocrity disguised as security But as the end of the barren weather approached, Love rained down And in love survived.

Time played no favorites through the years, And many things played on both their fears.

Temptation watched them from afar, Studying its prey, He introduced himself as friend with no intentPlotting for his benefitHe slowly shed his layers of platonic and innocent, And thus seduction revealed his true colors.

As the crimson glistened in the eyes of one, The other turned green as envy.

As expected, lust diffused the situation by Introducing the company of three Ensuring it's more fun when everyone gets some.

Recess lasted for a while, until Emotions began to flare sporadically in him Mind playing tricks on him, Blinding what he knew to be true Desire took him by the hand to a foreign land And love was left Broken and confused.

"Yes we agreed to do this, together, but never would I have imagined it going this way."

Sex had won, and love was now scorned.

As the earth continued to revolve around the sun, Love still remained in his place Waiting for him to realize the truth and come home However, the heart can only sit on the bench for so long, Before it begins to feel the need to be traded to a new team Dating felt peculiar to him For truth was all he knew But one foot in front of the other Love walked into new territory And decided a fresh start was mandatory Minutes later, anew was introduced to love And his senses began to tingle again Months go by And though love and truth were still friends, It was nothing like how it began; Both were unhappy yet comfortable.

While their two side pieces sufficed as snacks, They never fulfilled nor satisfied either of their appetites.

Realizing that their something better was still at home Truth finally told himself to seduction, And love kindly explained how in love still he was to anew And both adventures ceased.

Forward moving, After reconciliation, repentance, and realizations Both agreed equal reparations were due.

So at the spark of the New Year, Both returned to the land Where it all began And sat under their love tree Where each knew, Love was real, Truth was inevitable, Roots were deep, And the seeds had been planted By both their hands Together.

Think About It

Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel Is not always a blessing in disguise.

At times, it is a curse that is set to rise Blinding one's third eye From witnessing truth layered in beautiful lies.

Knowing love is waiting for your conquests to end Is not always as comforting as it may seem.

For as time moves on, change is inevitable And you do reap what you do sow Whether you are the gardener or the hoe.

So, roam cautiously and behave wisely For love can consequently turn from friend to foe.

Digging for gold in another's mine Often appeals to interests of hidden desires; Like wanting to know why not to play with fire Danger triggers the senses to react.

The unknown compels the mind to discover Whether flesh can resist temptation While the heart searches for love's true occupation: Are you here temporarily or permanently?

For this love isn't watery, And therefore requires to be filtered quite frequently.

Like milk in a carton, uncertainty has an expiration date Believing is comforting, but proof is fulfilling.

Words mean things to different beings And love is no exception Sacrificing happiness for the fear of loneliness is never worth it Alone does not always mean lonely It's just a matter of perception.

"We accept the love we think we deserve." - Stephen Chbosky

Clarity (For You Bitches) But Make no mistake Fuck what you thought This love is like everything It ain't for everybody But just like cement It's rock solid It's everything you think Everything you don't think And then some It's more than just sex But believe It's damn good, amazing, Raw, adventurous, no boundaries, Sex Fuck around with this, And you might end up pregnant, Definitely will fall in love So much that you will check yourself into a mental asylum Cause this dick ain't free Oh, this love doesn't play You will have to pay In the bedroom or in the streets

So watch your tone and Keep ya hands by ya side My nigga Twitter fingers, posting palms, Loose lips, jaw jacking, and idol threats Will get you checked into a hospital This love is by any means necessary It's passionate Loyal and deep This love is fun It got 99 problems, but love ain't one This love is free to roam Some times without Caesar Because it never forgets home This love is controversial Conversational It inspires the mind to think It is the reason for this piece For who could've thought that A love like this Could exist But it does And though troubles come in at times Some self-inflicted It's sustains and maintains This love is proof.

That home is where the heart is This love has no fear For it is forever here.

"Ima rock this bitch til the wheels falls off; cause when my baby needs me, he know that I got him." - Jazmine Sullivan

(Continued) However ...Seriously, It is an understanding Individuals have needs Some specific, some required, some desired Some even disguised And are really just wants But needs are what they are Though they may be difficult to comprehend, They must be met With compromise and without judgement Evaluate the needs of the individual Before committing For one may need to sleep on Respective sides of the bed, While you may need the safety of bodies interlocked For you may need to spend equal times with friends, While one only needs your companionship For you only need one eternal lover, While one may need to explore Although knowing and believing There's no place like home Could you handle it?

Would you be willing to understand?

Compromise?

Participate?

That's what this love is This love is a covenant An impermeable commitment With an indestructible foundation That's what this love is. "...Sitting here contemplating if we should even be; see, I'm in love with a man who loves me for me. He'd do anything easily. His heart knows no boundaries; but he needs, sometimes, to write with a different pen on different paper. He needs..." - Jill Scott

Outro This is a tale Of two homieloverfriends Who have seen the begin end And the end begin Over and over again Yet their love is steel And still An unheard of conundrum Nothing is special about their experiences Any and all love encounters challenges But the uniqueness of this love Is its level of survival Its ability to just bounce back Its willingness to work it out This love never gives up, And it's inspiring, It is proof Real love is still alive and well And it's become open minded Flexible No more set rules, but adjustable To the respective parties who are indulging It's so majestic, so magical And it deserves the Eternal happiness That is still currently being strived for.

So respect to this duo And may God continue to bless This love.

-For Ken & Quain-