MORE THAN BRICKS AND MORTAR
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inside the closet
faded photographs
a lifetime etched on smiling faces
the echo of lives lived here
the weight of belonging
familiar ache in the hollow of my chest
place where I’m known and loved
imperfectly, completely
*Note: Poem originally published Poetry Soup in June 2025 but then deleted. (poetrysoup.com/poem/more_than_brick_and_mortar_1739868) This is my original poem.
I love you this day without condition
Or revision
For no reason
For every reason
For your tears
For your smiles
For all that you are
For all that you will become
For yesterday I loved you forever
For tomorrow I will love you eternally
I love you this day unconditionally
Today I’m grateful for unconditional love….
Love comes in many forms…
from uncommon to traditional
but perhaps the purest form of love
is the love completely unconditional.
As those proverbs say
That even a puppy can have a day
Making the dog proud of being a dog
A way of soothing any its outdate
I also have a day each year
The day that no one wants to claim
As on the 1st of April
I am often reminded to savvy
No matter how I am looked
Even if having a sound IQ
If I have nothing indispensable
Rather, be perfectly to be
Alike a fool facing everything with joy!
She learned to walk beneath his gaze,
Through stumbling steps and sunny days.
His hands held hers, both small and wide —
A fortress built where dreams reside.
He traced the sky to teach her stars,
Named every light from Earth to Mars.
And when her fears would start to grow,
He’d whisper words she’d always know.
A father’s love needs no grand show —
It’s in the places shadows grow.
A call at night, a steady hand —
A quiet strength that helps her stand.
She blooms like springtime, wild and free,
But roots remain beneath the tree.
Through storms and calm, her heart can see —
He’ll always be her certainty.
And though one day she’ll find her wings,
He’ll smile at all her wanderings.
For in her laughter, fierce and bright —
He lives within her endless light.
A Loyal Love
Beneath the sky so big and wide,
They walk with love right by their side.
A tattered hat, a ribbon bright,
Soft, gentle eyes that glow with light.
Through fields where golden breezes play,
Steady paws won’t drift away.
No words are said, yet hearts entwine
A bond unbroken, fierce, divine.
Storms may come and years may fade,
But trust like this will never jade.
No wealth, no crown, no fleeting fame,
Could match a love that needs no name.
For love is not a passing tide,
It does not waver, break, or hide.
Through every dawn, through every fray
A loyal heart will always stay.
You live in my heart,
Always and forever,
You have pierced it with your kindness’s arrows,
Where my mind is your dart.
You are in my mind,
I have never seen anyone so kind,
Your eyes have accepted me as its guest,
Now your home is to me- My cozy nest.
You may love the Rose,
But you cannot hide when I am to you-close,
If you were my life,
I would have given it your name- Even if I have to pierce my arrogance with a knife.
You have changed me,
You deserve the credit,
You taught how to live the life of a bird free,
With such a high yet humble spirit.
Somehow I lost the way,
From divine love.
God looks down,
With a frown,
I'll try again.
Sits down,
Ponders how.
Calls to all creatures,
"Who will be my torch."
Love and loyalty abound,
The Dogs start to hound,
"We'll carry your love around."
Spreading over the ground,
Unconditionally perfect,
In every way.
The love of a dog,
Is God's way,
Showing his love
From so far away.
Lyric
Unconditional Love
Starlight mist above
And I'm thinking about
All the times we made love
My sweet buttercup
You gave me hope
And showed respect
You gave me all I needed
As I held you in my nest
And now today
Another day
You're still my #1
Let's run together
And conquere the world
And make love
Under the setting sun
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
Starlight mist above
And I'm thinking about
All the times we made love
I'm so amaze
For it's a new month
Even amidst some lost
I didn't get rust
But sometimes I feel lust
After my pleasures or habits.
It February
Another month
After January
Another uary
So don't hurry
Love in the air
Valentine's month
I pray I get unconditional love.
I pray I stay in grace
Not disgrace
For this page or chapter
Love in the air
So breath it in without hesitation
Trust me, you won't regret.
Complement of the season
Christ the reason
Love the rhythm of the season
Songs of ecstacy
As we all sing joyfully aloud
Feliz navidad
A song we all like dancing to.
Alot of merriment
Enough to eat and drink
As we party hard
Smile on everyone's faces
As we converse within us
Things that merry the heart.
Jubilations
Not tribulations
Contribution to each other's joy
Not contradicting the story
As we share our testimonies
It was a showering of unconditional love.
If relationship held by emotion
It is not impossible to break up
If it is done by selfishness
It is difficult to survive
If it is done within a contract
One day you will end up in court
If it has string of conditions
One day you agree to forfeit it
Be with someone you love truly
No buts, no ifs, and no attachment at all.
Love's forms vary, some say,
Agape, unconditional, in every way.
But infatuation's spark ignites the flame,
A prerequisite for love's sacred name.
No love exists without attraction's glance,
Sight, sound, or touch, a heartfelt dance.
Even the blind envision in their mind,
A love foreseen, a love defined.
Agape's concept, abstract and grand,
Yet conditions linger, hand in hand.
Scriptures say, "Believe and live,"
A condition set, a love to give.
Men love what they see, a visual tie,
Women love anticipating, a future's sigh.
Materialism, beauty, conditions laid,
Love's unconditional claim, now frayed.
If love's unconditional, why punish error?
Why separation, divorce, and sorrow's terror?
Why love's decline, or favor one over another?
Conditions exist, love's not a free-for-all, brother.
Love's beautiful, yet tied to earthly chains,
Conditions attached, like hidden pains.
No love's entirely selfless, pure, and true,
A paradox of love, forever shines through.
Do they let dogs into heaven? I’m only askin’ for a friend
They bring such joy to life on earth, I hope that they get in
I don’t think Jesus would mind a furry, happy friend
Eternity would be better if heaven let dogs in
According to the bible, dogs were made before man
The more people that I meet, the more I understand
Their unconditional love, an example for everyone
Add in that wagging tail and heaven would be more fun
I ain’t saying I won’t go, cuz that other place sounds worse
But I’ve met quite a few people and I think dogs should get in first
I hope St Peter is listening, I can’t be the only one
Hoping the pearly gates open and dogs are welcomed home
Have you ever wondered why,
Why would people love you?
Why would they care?
Why would you be worth the effort?
Then also wonder why...
Why should you not love yourself?
Why should you not care?
Why are you not worthy?
If love comes with a condition,
Why would it be love?
At least you should not put conditions,
In your path of self-love.
Give yourself a chance,
Like you have given others,
If you think they deserve it,
Then tell me why you don't.
However you look,
Whatever you have done,
Others put conditions,
Nature has put none.
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