We are the ripples

in the waters of time

and sometimes sublime

sometimes turbulent

we mimic what love brings

from the heart swells

of our ancestors

we attempt to define

all the loves

following their designs

that they shared

but love has grown better

in ways time can't treasure

Our civilized endeavors

brought us closer together

ancient love was tether

or a chain that enslaved

pleasing only the aggressor

men were not well behaved

Neanderthal Hammers

chose a woman and slammed her

not to kill her but own her

dragging her to his cave

In the old days the men all

took so many wives

and also slave women

but sharing left them deprived

and sheiks all had harems

to fill up their bed

but if one would displease them

she would just wind up dead

Love has had a hard journey

down roads many disparage

till humans found closeness

in the sweet bonds of marriage

though there are those among us

who prefer to just mingle

taking new women weekly

Happy to remain single

and of course their are men

who take just what they want

predators on mission

leaving horrors that Haunt.

Ted Bundy, Charles Manson

Jack the Ripper and more

all used women like Kleenex

and left them dead on the floor.

But love is enduring

after all of these men

faced their own death's a curing

for their cruel acts to end

Savor love when it finds you

it's a beautiful gift

years ago it would find you

abused and dismissed

But women found rights

as they marched and they suffered

for the dreams of equality

among men, a buffer

yet love knows there's yet

many more miles to go

the Future holds promise

and perhaps it's history will show

We've become smoother ripples

in the waters of time

from the heart swells

of our ancestors

equal in body and mind

from the loves

that they shared

with a whole new design

where love has grown better

in ways time can't treasure

through more civilized endeavors

bringing all of us forever

perfection....

by- Matthew F. Blowers III