Love Handles

freckles, dimples, a cleft lip, a lazy eye --
all the little features you think determine why
nobody will love you, could actually turn out
to be the things your partner is crazy about

a limp that they like
from some accident on a bike
maybe slurred speech
whispering sweet-nothings at the beach

our imperfections and quirks
can hardly hold a candle

to exceptional desire
why do you think they call them
"love handles"?