commonplace love

it’s true
we’re doing the same thing
it’s true
it’s been done before

it’s true
we’re saying the same thing
it’s true
it’s been said before

it’s true
we’re repeating, again
it’s true
we’ve heard this before

it’s true
it’s commonplace
it’s true
we’ve been here before

it’s true
it’s easily overlooked
it’s true
we’ve seen it before

and, it’s true
love is here
where it’s true
in the commonplace

Image credit: From the book The Quiver of Love: A Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern, a collection of love poems published in 1876, illustrated by Walter Crane and Kate Greenaway.