I think I might've forgotten
Perhaps I never learned
I know it in a sense
Felt in the arms of my parents,
My silent vow of protection
For my brothers
Though difficult to portray,
In the joy of my friends company,
The sadness in not seeing someone
Or those I've lost

I know it in those senses
Though they are muddied
Occasionally broken
And ever-evolving
I know them

But what I want
I desire to understand
Is that shared with a companion
Or that of a 'soulmate'
Perhaps it isn't real
A collective game of make believe
We all decided to play
But how can I know
How do I know
That is one of my questions