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A Poem of Lost Love
I have followed
Love
Into the dark
I’ve followed Love
Through storms
And fire
I’ve chased it
Pursued it
Into
The unknown
I’ve been used
Hurt
Disrespected
Devalued
Betrayed
And discarded
I’ve been
A slave
A king
A heretic
And a martyr
I’ve been blessed
Cursed
And worse
I’ve seen miracles
And demons
And
I have seen things
With my heart
That no eye
Ever sees
And
Yet
I have
Never
Seen Love
Rest
Seen it lay it’s hand
On my chest
Seen it make of me
A home
Seen it calm
And heal
And bless
Never seen it
Stay
I’ve only
Ever
Seen Love
Hit
And run
Each morning
With the rising sun
I see it
With it’s back to me
Again
Moving
Towards the horizon
Far away
Yet still in sight
As if to say
Come
Try again
Run
Chase me
This time
You’ll catch me
This time
I’ll stay
This time
This time
This time
But
This time
I watch Love
Go again
Flee my hope
Abandon my soul
Leave my life
Instead choosing
To go
Over the horizon
Out of my sight
Away from my heart
And
I choose
To be done
To be tired
Not to run
Not to chase
Not to worry
Not to need
Not to believe
Not to be fooled
By its beckoning
Distant
Call
I choose instead
To rest
Myself
Alone
I choose instead
To love
Myself
Alone
I choose instead
To lay my hand
On my own chest
Alone
I choose instead
To be
Enough
Alone
I choose instead
To live
Without
The doomed chase
Of hopeless
Unrequited
Love
I choose
Instead
To be
Love
And someday
God willing
Either Love
Or Death
Will come back
Over the horizon
And I
Do not
Care
Which
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