IN THE NAME OF LOVE

By Bill Cottringer

In the name of love,

My heart has bled all its blood,

My mind lost its shreds of sanity;

My body all its fires

And my soul all its desires.

But only to make my wounded heart

Grow bigger for a new start.

Life does go on.

But what will come?

With patience and acceptance

Of the good in pain,

Without desperation or judgment

Of disappointment;

Perhaps the love of a lifetime,

Rekindling my dormant desires;

Restoring sanity, feelings and fires.

Healing to be more appealing,

Becoming more lovable;

Learning to love

Alone or together.