Romantics may disagree, but love is a process that must be cultivated carefully over time (IMHO)…  And I was raised by a romantic (my mother) to be one; but my life experience has shown me otherwise. –LE

Fate’s Illusion

what are the chances
of love at first sight
of a soul-mate

what I see everywhere is
lust at first sight
a wish for a soul-mate

hormones and pheromones
undoubted reasons for
our evolutionary success

lust sells as
advertising campaigns
prove in spades

romantic ideas of
love at first sight
and soulmate

an illusion of fate
albeit a pleasant one
fate’s illusion to

overcome?

–LE – 1/19/25