"AGAPE LOVE"
by Paloma
LOVE IS PATIENT,
LOVE IS KIND…
I thought your friend
was coming over to watch the game.
He said he is helping his partner,
from work,
study for an exam of some kind.
This is the last game of the season!
I know, couldn't
talk him into
coming over.
Said his friend really needs the help.
Well, he is going to
miss a great game.
I know.
LOVE IS NOT JEALOUS,
DOES NOT BRAG, IS NOT ARROGANT…
I recognize them,
there at the table.
Saw their picture in the paper,
on television.
That one, the blond
one,
refusing the citation.
Insisting that his partner was the
"hero".
Actually arguing,
passing the citation
from one to the other.
Reporters were laughing,
these two detectives were serious…
LOVE DOES NOT ACT RUDE,
IS NOT SELF-SEEKING…
Tickets have been sold out
for months.
I've been here in line for an hour,
the guys in front have been here longer.
Can't help but hear,
the blond one is excited about this
exhibition, this
artist.
The other one doesn't seem interested,
but he asks questions.
The taller one says
he has a book about the artist.
Will explain why he is fantastic.
He takes his time with
his explanations, I
can
tell he wants the other
to be able to enjoy the exhibit.
The line is starting to move…
LOVE IS NOT PROVOKED,
DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A WRONG SUFFERED…
She asks if I want more coffee.
We talk about our children,
hers in California.
I ask how he is doing.
She says work keeps him busy.
I ask about "her".
She sighs,
it didn't work out,
but, there is
more to it, a
mother knows.
Anyway, he says he
and his friend have
season tickets to football or is it
basketball, she
can't remember.
I tell her, your son
is blessed
to have a good friend,
so you don't have to worry.
She says, that is
what my son says.
She asks if I want some cake…
LOVE DOES NOT
REJOICE IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, BUT
REJOICES IN
RIGHTEOUSNESS…
I used to be her friend,
she got involved with the wrong peoples
She got what she deserved.
Look, that's
him, her boyfriend.
He's broken over her death.
Think the other one, with his
arm around him,
comforting, is
his friend.
The dark one brought a bouquet of gardenias,
they're beautiful.
He says he remembers that she like gardenias.
The blond one cries.
I say, she got what
she deserved…
LOVE BEARS ALL THINGS,
BELIEVES ALL THINGS, HOPES ALL THINGS,
ENDURES ALL THINGS…
From my living room window
I can see across the street.
That red car,
has not been moved for weeks.
Haven't seen the driver,
the dark hair one.
But the other man comes to that house
everyday.
Sometimes three times a day,
asked to borrow my blender,
crockpot.
Last week, terrible
summer storm,
he still came by.
Carrying groceries,
got awfully wet.
Terrible summer storm….
LOVE NEVER FAILS
1 CORINTHIANS 13: 4-8