The Checkup
Weight Watchers and eHarmony
The last resorts when you plans fall through
Both tools to help you when all else fails
To keep you sane and satisfied with yourself
The doctor warns you not to drink too much carbonation
Or too many cookies and cake
That it is in your best interest to exercise at least 60 minutes a day
And to always eat your fruits and vegetables
Green juices to supply your body’s needs are a go-to
Yet they have no comparison to the nourishments needed
For the most essential organ you possess
The heart
The heart is the very thing to keep your body going
Pumping blood throughout your system
But maybe the emotion held within each vein of the organ
Is the very thing that truly keeps you alive
For it’s the words they don’t say at your checkup
That could truly keep you healthy
They never tell you to not be with a boyfriend who doesn’t hit you
Or to keep your ears miles away from the words of an abusive girlfriend
To leave when you feel threatened and keep yourself safe
Because those things are supposed to be common knowledge
And perhaps that’s what’s wrong with modern love
Everyone from the outside thinks it’s common knowledge
But that is like telling a person with an undeniable sweet tooth
To cut sugar out of their entire diet
Love was meant to be medicine to cure you
Not a disease to kill you
Lovers was meant to be the hero that rescues you
Not the villains that torture you
Love is when the words that leave your mouth
Are being heard for the first time
By other ears besides your own
Because the trust between the hearts cannot be fractured
Love is putting each other both on a pedal stool
Holding each other high and balancing each other
Cause you couldn’t dream of not putting them at such an honor
But they couldn’t imagine being up there without you
Love is being honest in conversation
Not hiding any emotion
So that your hearts can put down the swords
And stop fighting a battle that is futile
The words “because I love you”
Are either the flu shot or the band aid
Flu shots are not fully guaranteed to keep you protected
Band aids shield your wounds from the outside world
You will know the flu shot when it comes along
You will start to ache after a while
You will know the band aid when it comes along
It will be hard to rip off
Because if someone dares to build up the courage
To tell you they love you
And they say it with every vein in their heart
You won’t need to get a checkup at the doctor’s