Tough Love

Love is a gift unconditional to blood Flowing through veins, strong like a flood Freely given from the womanly vessel But oft whith which I fought and wrestle Though The years have not always been kind Your strange kind of love was strong in my mind My own self destruction, to which I was blind Your tough love was needed for myself to find Harder it is for the one giving love To be strong and caress with a rough iron glove Because a lesson worth learning needs to be earnt For without the hard yards nought will be learnt So yes I admit to have given you grief But the lessons I’ve learnt have offered relief I now sleep easy, content, warm and proud I offer up Thank You with grateful head bowed