No Such Boundaries

Today I brought home the man whom I love
for meeting my mom is, alas, a must.
I had hoped she would adore him,
a kind heart weighed in his favor.
All she'd asked for, you see.

She shook his hand courteously and then
asked the questions I knew only too well.
“Where do you attend church, my dear?
I don't think I've seen you around.”
My love shifted his weight.

“I am afraid I don't go to church Ma'am,
the last time I went my family was hurt.”
And in that moment I saw it-
her face lost all animation.
She had made her judgment.

“You two have fun now, go out on your date.
Sweetie, we'll speak when you return later.”
I clenched my fists and glared at her.
She'd done it again. Already
my love was rejected.

I made to retaliate, she'd angered
me so severely, but then I felt a
warm hand clasp my own. My love was
smiling at me, his kind brown eyes
swept away my anger.

It occurred to me just then that, should the
world object to our being together,
it wouldn't matter anyway-
real love knows no such boundaries.
We can still be happy.


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