Love

He told me to always look, stay curious, explore, analyse, probe, to remain open and optimistic and that one day I’ll find what I seek.
It might come  in the form of a caterpillar’s hair, the pearly labyrinth of a delicate shell, a fleck of silver dust, the sweet breath of a newborn, the flutter of anticipation, the mournful baying of the wolf, citrus tang, a yearning deep within my loins, the pallor of death,
and, I will know…