Looking for love

I would go out
looking for love,
the love you wanted to hold in your hands

But you said…

You wanted it to be pure and everlasting,
the first and the last thing
that would come to your mind
as you open your eyes

You should shed a tear before you break out in smiles

It should be sparkling like silver,
you said,
polished anew,
it should be dark as the ocean,
it should remind me of you

It should shine like the lightning,
but carry peace of a lake,
it should be strong as a tree,
you said,
determined not to break

And it should be patient and wise,
counting the seconds as they pass,
precious and gentle,
you said,
just like a strand of grass

I will go out, as you wished,
I will go looking for what you asked

I’ll circle the world, then return
with nothing more than my beating heart