Love`s Risk
There is a risk involved in everything
Every time you share a smile
Every time you shed a tear
You are opening yourself up to hurt
Some people tread slowly through life
Avoiding closeness risks bring,
Side stepping what they can`t 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 can not approach it cautiously
It is not reliable it is not cautious
It is not sympathetic
It is unprejudiced and unmerciless
It strikes the strongest of minds
And brings them to their knees in one blow
Even in the best of times love hurts
It hurts to need, it hurts to belong
It hurts to be apart of someone else
Without either of your consent
But, from the moment it takes over you
It hurts to be alone
The risk of love never depletes
It grows stronger and more dangerous with time
But it`s in the total surrender of defense
That we, no matter weak or strong
No matter willing or captive
No matter what, we truly experience love
Despite many things that love is not
Out weighing it all are the things that love is
Love is surrender without loss
It is a gift without cost
It consumes your every thought and desire
Every breath you take
It is the fire that fuels you
To do more than just pass through life
It urges you instead to live
No matter what the out come, having felt love
You will never be the same
It may scar your heart and soul
And leave you only memories of forever
Or, it may cause everyday of your life
To feel like there is no need for tomorrow
But love is worth it
Love is worth the risk for all in life
Love is the only risk worth taking