THE RISK OF LOVE

There is a risk involved in everything

Everytime you share a smile

Everytime you shed your tear

You are opening yourself up to hurt you

Some people trend slowly through life,

Avoiding the closeness risk brings,

Sidestepping the things they cannot understand

Turning away from those who care too much

Those who care stay too long, those who hold to tightly

There is never an easy way to love

You cannot approach it cautiously

It will not wait for you to arm yourself

It does not care if you turn away

It is everywhere, it is everything

Love is the greatest of all risk

Even in the best of times, love hurts

It hurts to need, it hurts to belong

It hurts to be the other part of someone else,

Without either of your consent

But, from the moment it overtakes you

It hurts worse to be all alone

The risk of love never depletes

It grows stronger and more dangerous with time

But, it is in the total surrender of all defenses

That’s we, no matter weak or strong

No matter willing or captive

No matter what, we truly experience love

Despite the many things love is not,

Outweighing it all are the things that love is,

Love is surrender without a loss

It is a gift without a cost

It consumes your every thoughts and desires

Every breath you take

It is the fire that fuels you

To do more than pass through life

It urges you, to live

No matter the outcome, having felt love

You will never be the same

It scar your heart and soul

And leave you only memories forever

Or, it may cause every day of your life

To feel like there is no need for tomorrow

But, love is worth it, it is worth the risk...

For all of life,

Love........is truly the only risk worth taking.

By: Jocelyn Barite on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 8:16am