Unrequited Love

When I found him again after a long tiresome journey, I was certain that Mother Mary had sent him to me. Her Presence and his in my dream or vision. Convinced me to make him my heart's mission. Who does not want to find love with the man of her dreams? Not me! I pursued like a giddy-headed teen. But the man I loved was on a single-minded journey, To find a bride of his own, and that bride wasn't me. "I thought he loved me," I cried to Mother Mary. "He does, my child, but his love is quite scary. Do you want to live in doubt, fear and guilt? If you do, then go ahead and destroy what you built." Her words of wisdom got me to see, The folly of loving someone who did not love me. My mind began to question the reason he had appeared, In a vision so fulfilling with peace of mind and cheer. The echo of her answers swirled in my confused mind, "Do what you are called to do, seek, and you will find." It did not make sense at that time as I wanted him to be mine But I was ready to accept that perhaps he was not my kind. So as each day passes by, I lift him in Prayer, And forgive the pain he caused me in the relationship we shared. There are days when I'm saddened, as I miss my long-lost love, But a tiny hope still lingers, for I lifted him to a Power above.