ROPE TRICK

She looked at him quizzically

How could he love her as he did?

She was difficult

She was moody

She was overly sensitive

She was a complicated mess

of emotions and pasts,

tangled to the point of no saving

Yet, he sat there with her in his lap,

patiently and painstakingly unraveling

her complicated knots,

careful not to damage the frayed threads.

He made loving her

look like a work of art