Loss of Intimacy
How devastating it is, how devastating
when closeness fades, when the connection is trapped
within the walls of our Material
Relationships: bits of affection emerging
seldom, many-guarded; bits of vulnerability
worrying they've been shut out—
I almost ache to see the bond later
that's left its trust in the corner, I mean
the trust that's left its bond, recalling too
that interpersonal nightmare, Estrangement,
in which each heart must scurry
to rejoin the plush interiors of its other,
pushing through, opening indiscriminately
because Love won't take what's only half:
one soul blurring forever
into another's distance.
If we can't know the boundaries between our souls
in life, what will they be in solitude,
corrupted steadily by fear,
pride, or indifference, by intimacy
that depends on courage to survive?
People should keep their walls to themselves
for the remainder of their days: who needs
some stranger's vulnerabilities, wounds,
or insecurities? Darling,
what I cherish in you I pray will always stay
the hell close to me.
But how beautiful it is, how beautiful
when closeness blooms, when connection's free
within the warmth of our Emotional
Bonds: bits of affection emerging
often, many-cherished; bits of vulnerability
thriving, unafraid—
I delight to see the bond later
that's kept its trust in the center, I mean
the trust that's kept its bond, recalling too
that interpersonal dream, Intimacy,
in which each heart must soar
to join the plush interiors of its other,
pushing through, opening indiscriminately
because Love will take the whole:
one soul blending forever
into another's embrace.
If we can't know the boundaries between our souls
in life, what will they be in unity,
nurtured steadily by trust,
courage, and devotion, through intimacy
Does that depend on sharing to thrive?
People should keep their walls to themselves
for the remainder of their days: who needs
some stranger's vulnerabilities, wounds,
or insecurities? Darling,
what I cherish in you I pray will always stay
the hell close to me.
Copyright © Dr. Padmashree R P | Year Posted 2024
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