WHAT IS IN THE BOX?

Is it the answer to my hopes and dreams?

is it love? Is it bacon?

Is it a Braunschweiger sandwich

with mayo

in my lunchbag

made lovingly by Mom?

Is it an extra-sharp cheese omelet

with fresh roasted green chile

made by me for myself?

Is it black bean and hot Italian sausage chile

made with love for someone else?

Is it a cup of Yunnan black tea

- Stygian darkness cut with honey -

made for pleasure?

Is it being with someone you love

as you watch the sunset

and the sunlight is refracted

colors bouncing from cloud to cloud?

Is it poetry you write about someone you love?

Is it watermelon to share with your lover?

Is it a dream of love?

Is it a remembrance of love?

Is it knowing that there is always love

as long as you love someone

even if they no longer care about you?

The answer is love - it is always love.

The answer to all of life's questions

comes down to love

even if

all you want to know

is

what's in the box?