Deserve

"DESERVE"

Such a strong word.

A tooth for a tooth.

An eye for an eye.

A jealousy for jealousy.

A skepticism for skepticism.

A less-than-100% for a less-than-100%.

A negligence for negligence.

An indifference for indifference.

An unreasonableness for unreasonableness.

A self-interest for self-interest.

A dalliance for dalliance.

That is the "deserving" kind of love. Not necessarily "unconditional," not necessarily the "ideal."

Careful to wish for a love you "deserve" because what you gave is what you ought to receive.

Careful not to ask for equity when what suits is equality.

Ask not for an equinox when you are blocking the sun. Ergo, all these eclipses.

The universe works for science as it also does for human emotions.

Sometimes, what we've been asking for is what we've been falling short of giving. Don't ask for trees if you never planted any. Expect no fruit from a tree you never watered yet you're welcome to sustain on the wondrous sight of it. And that is all right - because that is just about what we "deserve."

Defining "LOVE" as giving what you've been given and getting what you've been giving is a fatal way to mistake "deserved love" for "love" love.

Thin lines abound.

Hurt is working overtime.