When one is in pain for too long, it really takes a toll in more ways than we tend to realize.
Shells are built
Armor on
Defenses up
Ready for war
We get sucked into our work as a form of escapism, a way to deal with the pain. The erosion that takes place over time carves canyons.
Sometimes it rains
And rivers stream
And it's hard not to wash
Into the ocean
So we seek ways out
But the roads are muddy
And we sometimes get stuck
On the way up
Until our hearts bleed
Again
And during all this inner work, we neglect some pieces because we're so preoccupied working through the pain, working through the work, living up to responsibilities, and so forth.
Sometimes someone comes along
And holds you accountable
Metamorphosizes your world
Changes insurmountable
From caterpillart to winged thing
And there's no greater love than the kind that gives of the self that way, is patient and kind even in a livid state. If you're lucky enough to find such a place where you could feel safe bathed in truth, hold on tight and hope it holds you, too. Such love is strong enough to take some pain away. It helps you get through the day and gives you something to look forward to. It constructs rather than deconstructs. Though it can cause its own pain, due to the severity, it's generally avoided. When partners both have great stakes at play, no one wants to lose.
Equality is a thing. True love is a thing and it does not intend to hurt, only teach and catch. Any pain is temporary and a lesson learned but not repeated. There's no actual threat.
There's not a day that goes by
That you're not on my mind
Or a note I want to sing without you
That isn't about you
Or a triumph I don't want to share
Or a debt I won't let you square
In a world that puts us through the wringer, it's rare to find universal truths since they hide beneath kilotons of debris. It's rare to find upstanding character that exceeds the norm, or someone who can share in all you are because they are that, too. To find someone with whom you could be your whole self without wrongful judgment is priceless! I'd rather that than all the diamonds in the world.
Love forgives but there's still a price to pay ;p
Love is an array
Of color
Of light
And shadow
And lines
As in art or
Rests in music
Love grows strength like flowers and feeds power; within reason, of course. It has visions and the scales are comparable. Love knows. It knows what's in your heart and soul and there's a connection, inexplicable. Strings get pulled and you can feel them. From a distance, you can heal them.
Every drop of blood was worth
What I see in you
Every tear that rolled
Every grain of sand
Every sun I waited
To hold your hand
To love is to protect, reflect, bring authenticity to the table, to look inside the mind behind the eyes and feel the beat, to catch the lie. And sometimes, it's to put the object of your love in their place because they lost their way. Though it may come with a heavy hand its core intention is to help, but most times it's soft as soft could be to try to avoid injury.
I'll love you at your low and high
The space between
Sky to sky
I'll love you till the end of time
Through the pain
Through the games
Through the silent rains
With the whole of my heart
And my wishes on stars
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