-- The Fulness of Love’s Emptiness --
John Herlihy
In love, I give myself away,
Emptiness remains.
In love, nothing left to say,
Cold runs in my veins.
In love, I await some little return,
My desires in chains.
A fragment of hope I cannot spurn,
My heart suffers pains.
In love, now waiting to be filled,
My well-earned gains.
Filled to brimming, I feel stilled,
In peace, love remains.
Love’s outpouring leaves emptiness behind,
Love’s inpouring inspires fulness of mind.
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(c) John Herlihy 21 May 2020
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