Love from two ends close and fix themselves into a monolithic bond.
One line from "Unspoken Need -The Second Part"
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Written 2 Oct 2016 at Camp Hovey in The Republic of Korea
Why does love collapse under what is said?
Drowning out affection's murmurs when it has stopped shouting.
Wanting terribly to see my look into your eyes as just an illusion.
Silence still toils to hasten our colorless exchange.
Deeper feelings made offended, are now tender -forced to tip toe.
Life stays subtle when I'm restless and resentful when I fail to recognize the lucidity of your tear drop's message.
It's unspoken and it needn't be. I've heard it, but none too often.
How you do say it with a smile,
it doesn't measure.
It can't be held…….and I don't want it if it stands blameless.
I think it, feel it, act it, but still it stands in your presence without worth.
I see you now, but only on the far off side of my thoughts.
The need shielding its efforts with doubting expectations.
When you're not loving me,
that's when I'll fake it.
And never will I face the end without adjusting my expression some to smile wide.
You gave your need away and forgot the words,
but still -I love you.
Written 6 Sept 2016 at Camp Hovey in The Republic of Korea
I Am
By Carol Wright Hovey
I am from the memories of my mind
Memories that shaped the real me to be
The me, who’s wise, aware and a gentle kind,
The inner me grownup molded to really see.
I am of people who shared my life space
A space of early wisdom and ole lady charm
My space now filled with who what where and grace
Learned experiences and a ‘new view’ of a greater sum
I am the cushion of love, the window of clarity and the floor of strength
I am the vessel of my Creator’s own personal craft
I am the composite girth of family, friends and foes - hence
I am the best of my present, my future and of time past.
I am the sum of all that shaped the “who of me”!
I Am!
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