Cautiously

Cautiously. His motto.
Everything in life he approached with caution.
Friendships, relationships, commitment.
Love.

He was the type that would walk into Love.
Making it easy to walk out.
And when the occasion arose,
He could run. Run away from love.

The fear factor of falling and possibly being hurt
Outweighed the reward of pure natural love.
Everything, everyone was a calculated move.
Time line, depth, trust.

But that only took him so far.
Far enough for him to be content
Yet on the down inside there was emptiness.
So he made a decision.

The next time his heart spoke to his head
And they were saying the same thing
He’d listen.
Actually let himself fall.

Then came along a friend.
He knew her but never knew her!
Time passed and the head started feeling what the heart knew.
And it was time to listen, time to fall.

No longer walking into love but
Really falling. Falling deeply in love.
The feeling so new and refreshing to him.
The free fall allowed him to fly.

The love took off, it soared.
Like nothing ever before
He knew that this was it.
Time to step it up.