On fire and alive
There is a woman
who’s been a very loving mother
to a young girl
who has lost everything
to an unfaithful husband.
There is a man
who is deeply hurt
by those
who left him behind
when he was a child.
We were told that we should or should not.
When we talk about love, we don’t talk about what love is for.
Let’s talk about this now, while we can.
Love is for the birds and
Love is for the blind and
Love is for the world and
Love is for the blood and
Love is for the breath and
Love is for the bone and
Love is for life and death and this and that and you and me and them and us and
Love is for hate and
Love is for nothing and
Love is for real and
Love is for real and
Love is for real and
Love is for real.