In October, on my second excursion offering “pay-what-you-want-poetry”, I we nt to a small festival in downtown Sarasota, and met a few of the artisans and vendors. One of them was devastatingly beautiful, and I’ve been fortunate enough to cross paths with her at a few other festivals. Unfortunately, she has a live-in boyfriend, like most women I find myself attracted to.
Nevertheless, we’ve become friends, and I was glad to set up my “pay-what-you-want-poetry” stool near her tent when I saw her at a recent outdoor festival. I told her that I thought that, after being a bicyclist for ten years, having a gas-powered vehicle would improve my dating life, but unfortunately, the single women that I meet are all afraid of getting on a motorcycle. She said I should write down what I actually want in my ideal woman so that I can draw her toward me.
She said that she wrote down what she wanted in her ideal man back in April and the very next day, she met the man who is now her live-in boyfriend. Since I hadn’t really thought about it, I figured I’d give it a shot, and though I’m not much for making lists of that sort, it did come out in poetry.
MY IDEAL WOMAN
She should wake up every morning
and see the world as new
everyday is an adventure
to her purpose she is true
she understands herself as spirit
but embraces no religious dogma
she’s more likely to bring healing
then to create a lot of drama
she’s not too caught up in the ways of the world
and she’s open to go with the flow
she doesn’t put on a lot of airs
she doesn’t put on a show
while family means a lot to her
it’s not limited by blood
it’s the community she creates
as with the world she shares her love
she has a strong sense of creativity
and her life is her greatest art
and when she expresses herself
she expresses from her heart
if she doesn’t want to do something
there’s just no way to make her
but she appreciates the simple things
and loves time spent in nature
she doesn’t need to be perfect
and we need not always agree
what I mostly need from my ideal woman
is that she wants to be with me
