ugh:

We are always
excited with the intrusion
of an unexpected stranger
into our lives;
unexpected, but
welcomed.

And then the excitement fades
and all we see are flaws;
flaws we cannot ignore.

We try to look past the flaws,
and it succeeds;
a secret
stowed deep inside a closet.

But flaws,
they stay:
a nagging memory
begging
to be recalled
to engulf your mind,
your soul,
with thoughts
 you cannot ignore.