This is what love is

THIS IS WHAT LOVE IS

This is what love is
Not chaining
Not changing
Not demanding
Not degrading
Not crushing

Not cascading
Tears of frustration
Of numbness
Of fear
Of sadness
Of pain
Of loneliness
Of emptiness

This is what love is

Helping

Raising

Not judging

Being patient

This is what love is
Letting go
Leaving in dignity
Living in dignity
Letting loose
Giving opportunity
To come back
To embrace
To choose
To stay
Or go

This is what love is
Being equal
And caring
Understanding
And giving
Receiving in equal
Measurements

No one understands love
Give it
Without expectations

***

Watercolor by Anna Lund
Meme by Mel Leach
Poem by Darren White

November 20, 2016