unconditional love

is

alcoholic mothers

and

deadbeat dads

it's

stains from spilt wine

in new bed sheets

cold coffee cups

and burnt food

leaving parties early

just to come too soon

it's cellulite and

scar tissue and

skin that sags

a cancer diagnosis on a sunny day

learning how to work

a colostomy bag

together

it's toothpaste tubes

squeezed from the middle

and

rolls of toilet paper

left empty

hearts on full

it's the rarest thing on earth

a love like that