Your writing is unhinged
Just be careful
Those people can seriously harm you
Aren’t you afraid?
Why do you throw yourself in harm’s way?
Tell me why?
* *
It is not a matter of courage
It is a matter of love
A love so great that every sacrifice worthwhile
All pain bearable
Love of Truth, Justice, Peace and Humanity
Love of gentleness and kindness, compassion and beauty
Love of babies when they’re born
As they take their first step
As they make their first smile
Then from then on, every step of the way
Love of children when they laugh
As they dream of hugging the world
As they giggle when they play
Flattering their wings as they fly
Love of earth running amok
Day and night chasing one another
Hoping to meet by the horizon
Out of breath kissing the sky
Love of oceans as they pound
Racing to sleep on seashore’s lap
Love of mountains as they rise
Love of rivers as the flow
Love of blossoming almond trees
Bridal dress in a magic show
Love of olive trees silver and green
Brushed with wand of a fairy queen
Love of daisies holding hands
and of poppies as they dance
Love of wheat meadows as they sway
Rustic gold in cool summer day
Love of colours, all shades and hues
Twirling dervish, rainbow in prayer
Love of stars and galaxies, big and small
Shimmering deep within my soul
Love of fathers as they gaze
At their little ones dazed with elation
and of mothers as they nurse,
Teeming with love and adoration
Love of life… ALL life
I don’t want to see it harmed
Let alone destroyed
Love of love without which life would literally cease to be
Love of love as it ushers chaos into sublime harmony
Love of love as it explodes, a million stars
When I look into my beloved’s eyes
I don’t want to see all that go
Do you?
Now, can you see why?
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