Hour 4 \u2013 Bop poem<\/p>\n
For Love\u2019s sake<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
this echoing heart reaches into spaces<\/p>\n
where pain layers over so many pieces<\/p>\n
like fine dust in china cabinets<\/p>\n
we thought would protect our treasures<\/p>\n
from wear, weather, and weak fingers<\/p>\n
prone to drop the most fragile creations.<\/p>\n
I cannot be otherwise for love\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
echoes of love into spaces reaching out<\/p>\n
while simultaneously slapping away healing hands<\/p>\n
find their way into my world, too<\/p>\n
when I feel most unworthy,<\/p>\n
most empty,<\/p>\n
most filled with fine dust of doubt<\/p>\n
layering me in pain<\/p>\n
and the longing to be whole.<\/p>\n
I cannot be otherwise for love\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the blessing in echoes are in the returning \u2013<\/p>\n
those second and third chances<\/p>\n
to be better,<\/p>\n
to accept rather than swat away the love<\/p>\n
freely given from places I least expected<\/p>\n
to bring healing to this grateful heart.<\/p>\n
I cannot be otherwise for love\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 r. l. elke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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