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Choose Love
Your touch,
your love,
the intimate collision of our souls
will hurt.
There’s no way past this fact.
Flawed humans can’t mingle
without bumping sharp edges,
and ego tears easily
as spider webs in a hail storm.
The truth is, I could have chosen anyone,
if it was just about worth or deserving.
All souls are of infinite value,
though misshapen by circumstance
or heredity
or trauma --
so all are worth suffering for,
once you decide to know them.
But with my limited capacity for suffering,
I chose you.
And I will continue to
suffer the blows of your humanity
as long as you also suffer mine.
your love,
the intimate collision of our souls
will hurt.
There’s no way past this fact.
Flawed humans can’t mingle
without bumping sharp edges,
and ego tears easily
as spider webs in a hail storm.
The truth is, I could have chosen anyone,
if it was just about worth or deserving.
All souls are of infinite value,
though misshapen by circumstance
or heredity
or trauma --
so all are worth suffering for,
once you decide to know them.
But with my limited capacity for suffering,
I chose you.
And I will continue to
suffer the blows of your humanity
as long as you also suffer mine.
Published 15th Apr 2022
Author's Note
#14/30
Inspired by NaPo prompt comp quote: "The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley
Inspired by NaPo prompt comp quote: "The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley
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15th Apr 2022 5:41am
21st Apr 2022 3:42am
15th Apr 2022 7:13am
Profound wisdom...
It has occurred to me that anyone
can fall in love with anyone...
Although I completely realize this is deeply theoretical...
Just something I have pondered...
You really delve deeply into the nuances of...
Love based interpersonal interaction...
Now...
How much more complex is it
if one of the parties has not been in a relationship for a very long time?
I seriously wonder this...
How much sharper are the edges and such?
(I think perhaps there is actually the
potential for there to be better results, in such a scenario... Depending on the person.)
This is a thought provoking piece K.
It has occurred to me that anyone
can fall in love with anyone...
Although I completely realize this is deeply theoretical...
Just something I have pondered...
You really delve deeply into the nuances of...
Love based interpersonal interaction...
Now...
How much more complex is it
if one of the parties has not been in a relationship for a very long time?
I seriously wonder this...
How much sharper are the edges and such?
(I think perhaps there is actually the
potential for there to be better results, in such a scenario... Depending on the person.)
This is a thought provoking piece K.
21st Apr 2022 3:54am
Thanks for engaging in this thought trip with me. Not sure about actually falling in love with anyone - apparently there's a set of 36 questions that can accomplish this - sounds unlikely to me, although I don't doubt such an exercise would generate compassion and understanding... which could be enough to lead to commitment, if not romantic attraction...
I wonder if our edges get sharper or duller over time. Maybe we get to know our own edges better, so we can more easily determine who might be a good "fit"?
I appreciate your wonderings.
k
I wonder if our edges get sharper or duller over time. Maybe we get to know our own edges better, so we can more easily determine who might be a good "fit"?
I appreciate your wonderings.
k
