The Learning
There are those
people
That come into your life
That you don't expect to meet
And you don't expect to like.
But something about them
Just settles in
And makes itself at home
In your head
or in your heart
You can not quite put a finger on
What it is about them
that makes you want more.
What makes you hang on every word
Makes you appreciate their presence
Makes you dread when they say goodnight
You can not wait until the next time
you can search into who they are.
Looking in every shadowed corner.
Looking under every stone.
Finding all that you can.
And searching for more.
And they sit back and allow you
to pick through their thoughts
Holding nothing back.
Sharing all you want to know.
Maybe it is the learning.
The learning of a new person
The exploring a deep dark soul
M. Swanson
©2000