The Long Now of Us

I sometimes feel we would be better people if we were slaves to love. Not to work for it, not to fantasize about it, not try to record of its wonder - but just to ease into its trust and surrender. Because the secret of love's power is not its ability to sway but its strength to render vulnerability as an essential ingredient. It's contrarian in concept - showing your weakness to strengthen your relationship - but that is how love gifts nesting space. We are allowed to show our worst, safe in the belief that we will be accepted, advised, admonished but adored. And in that paradox lies the crux of our ability to survive the worst of what life invariably throws at us. If you liked this poem, consider listening to these other poems on the beautiful paradoxes of love -

• Where We Start & Where We End
• The Space Between Our Words
• The Ironies of Love

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