Love

To be with another
Give of myself
Hold back
Nothing
Accept
Help, advice, comfort
Take of giving
Receive care
Another with me

Grandest of all feelings
Grows to a pillar
Of fact
Beyond emotion to
What is

Knowing I am not alone
Not matter if
I hurt or grieve
Cry or pain
Hope, truth sustains
Beyond all to
The other

Into darkness, confusion
A light from a heart
Life comes when I hurt
The strength of love

To be loved is all
Another loves me
The might of this
Humbles, slows and pauses me

To love another
Is terrifyingly awesome
Yet no longer alone.

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