startling clarity

Beware of a person who
comes along and says -
I love you so immensely
and truly that my world
will fall apart without you -
and i will have no hope and
future if I cannot have you - ---
This is not a true passion.
it is a voice of attachment and insecurity
and it can bring you a deep
pain any time soon -
remember there is already
more than enough pain
in the world.
a true lover is the one who comes and
shatters the windows of your house
so that you can hear birds
singing outside to the perfume
of the spring -
a true lover is the one who
gently removes the veils from
your eyes so that you can
see with a startling clarity
the eternal and timeless
beauty of your being.