UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
by Nancy
Despair
Clouds
Roils and
Darkens
Tunnel passages
Thoughts
He walks
And walks
Heavy steps
Pained
Compelled in misery
She can’t
She said
Can’t
Continue
Her
Pain
Cuts
Kills him
He
Can
May
Admit
Her complaint
Yet
What is there
For them
She has my heart
My every thought and prayer
Everything
I have
Still
She
Wants
That love
Beyond my ‘everything’
Beyond all I’ve pledged
Love
Unbounded
Love
That trusts her
With
That
Me
Of
Secret
Hidden places
Forbidden
Her
Forbidden
Her healing
Her
Unconditional love
That being
I fear
Cannot describe
Explain
Cannot bear
To show her
That
Me
I
Cannot love
How
Can she
__________
For you, Hank
March 2022
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This poem is so beautiful in its sadness, so true in what it tells us even as we wish it weren’t so. You have such a gift for choosing exactly the right words to portray Vincent’s longing, his denial, his tragedy…while still giving us that candlelight of hope. Thank you, as ever, for sharing your vision with all of us.
You are soooo sweet and even kinder than sweet, Linda!
I love poetry, but I’m not as good as Linda at putting into words what I feel when I read it. Still, I can confidently say that the words you write touch people deeply and paint a perfect picture of the character and his inner struggles. I wish I could create such wonders as your poems!
Thank you, Paula! High praise indeed from you, O Gifted Writer! I am very grateful!