The Facets of Love

There are many facets of love And like the most precious of jewels Love radiates a light that transponds And touches souls There is the love a mother has for a child It is a deep bond and all forgiving Knowing one day that child will be gone but your love will be there for all time As they were part of you once You nurtured, you cared And you let go There is the love of a dear friend You care deeply But in your heart you know Friends may come and go Some stay and others move on You and they grow and you gain and receive Each facet independent of one another There is the Love man has for a woman And woman for a man How fragile this facet can be Shimmeringly beautiful even dazzling But it can be shattered like a fine stemmed glass Where Love can be snuffed out like a candle flame In the puff of an ill wind And then there is Spiritual Love Few of us rarely attain this But when it does The colours it shines are hauntingly so exquisite Awe inspiring It is the love greatest of all The love you'd sacrifice all for The love you'd give your life for The love so precious it can tear your heart tear it into a thousand shreds And yet that love does not sway It is an all forgiving love That needs no physical reinforcement to survive So beautiful no words can describe How the beauty of this jewel It will touch your soul In ways you can never imagine It will take your soul soaring so high You never fear falling And yet it is the most painful of all As it is beautiful The tears it brings stings Like salt in an open wound Like a serrated knife in your heart Twisted and turned and repeatedly stabbed And why Because with spiritual love You are part of the other You are half of the flame You feel all the pain, the sorrow, and the joy the other feels You know how the other is inside, instinctively Because you are they and they you You love enough to let go knowing that your love will go on For all eternity And it hurts like hell Yet you know you shared the greatest love of all You are part of the twin flame That burns for all time That can never be extinguished How exquisite is the facet of this most precious jewel Like the diamond it NEVER dies