You’re not like a dog on a leash
      constantly checking
your phone.  A message from

that special one?  You’re a little
       more open, available 
to yourself and others.  You’re

free to make other plans on a whim
       without considering
how it will affect the beloved.  And aren’t

you just a little freer to be your true self?
      Air a little deeper
in the lungs, tension in the shoulders

released a hair, no tightness in the belly
        no held breath.
You’ve been given a Get out of Jail Card