Only Love

Only Love

Only love can encourage us to sacrifice;
tho pride can often stand in the way;
only love is able to make us think twice;
since love, nearly always, has its say.

It is only love; that causes us to cry;
sadness has love in its name;
love sheds tears, when saying goodbye;
since love deserves the blame.

To our last vestiges of hope we cling;
for love, within us, has such power;
love is the core of nearly everything;
even in the beauty of a flower.

Love is at the very center of creation;
the power behind it all;
love is secretly pride’s causation;
lust came before its fall.

Love was created to teach us to live;
and showing us how to cry;
Love gives us the power to always forgive;
so we can come home when we die.

Love gave us the sound of the whippoorwill;
and Love is the one who saves;
Love shouted to the waves: “Peace, be still”
and then, Love emptied the graves.

Only love enables the birds to sing;
and gave them wings to fly;
love has thought of everything;
not allowing itself to die.

Monty 2/19/24 # 2,013