November 20: Love Me or Not

Courage & Grace

Prompt for 20 November from Brewer: Write a love poem. Or…Write an anti-love poem.

Through a Jungle

"You Love Me/You Love Me Not"
(first draft)

I would not love you
quietly or worship from afar
lest you in silence
long for me, my presence
and my warmth

I am not fragile
I'll not break if you're not
waiting there, not knowing
what to say, afraid
I'll run away

Love cannot rest on ego
or on power or demand
but open heart and arms to welcome
you ... or if I see you turn away
love will guide me on

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Copyright © 2018-11-22, by Liz Bennefeld. [Rough draft]