-- In Loving, Loved --

John Herlihy

In knowing,

I do not love.

In loving,

I come to know.

In knowing,

I love you more.

In loving,

I know you more.

In loving,

I give; you take.

In loving,

You give, I take.

In taking,

I give what you want.

In loving,

I give what you need.

I need to know,

I am not just taken.

I need to know,

I am truly wanted.

I need to want,

And not just be taken,

I need to love,

Knowing I am wanted.

In loving,

I begin to grow,

In growing,

I begin to know.

In wanting, giving,

In needing, taking,

In knowing, loving,

In loving, loved.

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(c) John Herlihy 7 June 2020