Love

Take good care of your precious pain.
Wrap your strong arms around it.
Hold it against your warm chest.
Rock it gently,
telling it softly that it is loved.
It is needed.
It is important.
It makes perfect sense.
And love it, just as it is,
in all of its agonizing beauty.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Rodrigues Avatar
April 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Wow! Very nicely said.
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