Saturday, April 17, 2010

the understatement of love

4.17.10

the understatement of love
the hesitation to empathize
is a riddle

is this caused by fear
or callousness
or folly

why, when we hold
with highest regard
true, heartfelt brotherhood

do we not
reach for each other
openly

why, when in the end
we dream only of love
with each other, with the divine

do we give so much to
protect ourselves from
intimacy

let this sadomasochistic
ritual fall away like the
heavy cloak it is

it is not ours
we need not carry
its weight

open
a little more
each day

the soul is waiting
like a fresh seed
in spring

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