Less the Truth

We can not control 

how others see us, 

any more than we map 

the wind’s direction, 

or tell the tide where 

to kiss the shore.

The truth is, 

everything I have done,

every 

single 

thing,

I have done for love. 

Each act, 

a love note in a bottle. 

I’m sorry if the message 

didn’t make its way to you. 

That doesn’t make it 

any less the truth.