thinking outside the box

I was younger then;

i thought i knew the form 

and the look of love;

the definition of its gifts,

the look, the taste, the smell of them.

age has changed that,

as it changed so many things.

its the blessing and the curse 

that comes with the living.

Someone I loved once gave me 

a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand

that this too

was a gift.

Mary Oliver

Exactly right.