“Love Is” (Not Without) by Jöseph Lee Foster-Shumpert-Lear, 1999
Published 22 March 2004 :: Poetry
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Love is not without pain or fury
Love is not without tear
In eye
Love is not without my heart
Held softly
Within thine hand
Love is not without
Anger
And my fear
I held you once within my arms
I cried for you once
Within my mind
Because I loved you
I could not stay
Because I love you still
I am afraid
Love is not without pain and suffering
Love is not without hurt
But love is about having the strength to survive it
The strength to love again . . .
Tomorrow is a day
Where time will run dry
Tomorrow is a day
Where love will never end
Today is the day
Where I sit in my corner
And cry away
No . . .
Try to kill
The love I still feel for you
