A Mess and A Masterpiece

You 

are a lovely mess 

and masterpiece 

all in one.

Do not expect your fellow man 

to be without flaws, 

and do not despair when he discovers 

the chinks in your own 

carefully coordinated armor.

But do not settle for a man 

who holds the door open behind him, 

rather than in front of him. 

Do not settle for a twenty-first century relationship 

when you deserve an everlasting love. 

Don't settle for a honk from the driveway;

wait for the doorbell to ring, 

for the flowers held in outstretched arms. 

One day you will find someone 

who looks at you in a way 

you never knew possible. 

Find that man, 

that laugh that creates harmony 

when it joins your own. 

Because my darling, 

you are a mess, 

and a beautiful masterpiece 

all in one. 

And you deserve the best.