It

Is not an Obligation

to a person whom you care,

Nor is it a Responsibility

one can fulfill,

as a way to Promise

one’s Other Presence

in Compensation

for Absence

which will always be there.

Is not an Institution

with standard laws

which one must abide,

Nor is it an emotion of Rhetoric

that must be forced

into the depths of a Relationship

and held Accountable

for it to Thrive.

Is not a word without Consequence

due to its random Associations,

like the heart,

Nor is it a simple Concept

having Ideal repercussions,

as there are Occasions

of difficulty in distinguishing

Authentic and Artificial apart.

Is not limited by Time.

A creation of One

intended to be on Display,

But is not Ever-flowing

and limitless. Though, Ultimately,

There is a Circumstance

for which I pray.

Is not an Experience

to be taken into account,

then from one’s mind and body leaves,

Rather, it is the One thing a Moral

Human doesn’t hesitate to expel

from their Being –

That which, after Consistent

Failure to Keep, one Lives

to Seek at the Opportunity

for, yet, Another chance to Breathe.