I Love Who I Love Who I Love

Love prances into my heart 
Zinging me with her arrows
Twirling my emotions 
For I do not choose who I love
It happens naturally, instantly, suddenly

Love causes me heartache when there is a death
Smacking me upside the head 
With the realization I cannot fix everything
I cannot fix anything 
And I especially cannot fix cancer

Love oozes into my eyes 
When my grandchildren come calling
When I get to hug them, when masks are not an issue
Love causes me all kinds of delight 
When there is not a pandemic
But love keeps me away from them because of it right now

Love has her own way, makes her own truth, 
Love shakes me, makes me, and sometimes breaks me.
Love is all powerful.
God is love
But I love who I love who I love
And nothing can change that
Why would I want to try?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Downing  Avatar
January 28, 2021 at 7:21 PM
Exactly my friend. Your heart just melt away like a chocolate in the heat... I love your sweet poem, Caren :)
Krutsinger Avatar
January 29, 2021 at 7:13 AM
Thank you Akkina
Babcock Avatar
January 28, 2021 at 11:03 AM
Love never fails. Love finds a way. A gem of a poem. love phyl
Krutsinger Avatar
January 28, 2021 at 4:20 PM
Thank you Phyllis
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