because if i wasn't so strong-willed,
i'd need someone a little more spineless.
and if the beginning is this rough,
i anticipate a peaceful middle age--
an understanding of what it means
for water and oil to coexist.
we are not floating on the surface of the sea,
you and i, we are not superficial,
and the further we dig, the closer we get
to some soft flow of maturity.