ulterior

Every relationship begins transactional.
You're looking for this,
I'm looking for that;
If I get a little of this,
I give a little of that.
All motives are ulterior
At the start.
Not necessarily intentional,
But intentionally necessary.
If all we presented to each other
Was everything at once -
The this, new fledging thing
Would be crushed under the weight
of supposition and hope.
How do we deconstruct the barricades?
Bit by bit.
And so it goes...
For a night,
For a month,
For a life,
For as long as we think
Possibility exists.