Cross me over
to Timing's End
because you have
my heart spent
and I am left
here with Failed Love's Taint
alone"
she said
"an unkindly place;
sad
which has left me confused
until taken
by my muse
to the mountain's apex
where she counseled me there."
"To love"
she said
"is not to demand
all Love's Gifts in return
rather it is to learn
Love's Major Lesson
which is learning to open the heart
to Love's Basic need
which to experience Love's Capacity-
expecting
nothing in return-
for this
is what the children need
and friends as well;
Romantic Love we often
misperceive
as Love only
if also reciprocal and received;
no.
Love not given back
is the only the time we're given
to practice
preparing us for that selfless
love which truly
asks for nothing;
itself
its only reward
thus making us
fit
to be friends
and parents
orienting ourselves
sometimes
inside Romantic
Love Geniune-
sometimes not-
but the former
is required
to retain
Love's Capacity
for Lover Next;
and the children
who need that
in order
to dream.
