All there is
Updated: Jul 2, 2019

I look down and breathe
for a few moments.
The sunshine feels like a hug I need.
Feeling the air sustaining me,
I am here, now.
I don't want to let any of it go,
but I have to.
everything is fleeting,
whether it is pain or pleasure,
it doesn't last.
at this point most hearts
have turned cold
from terrible experiences
mixed with mind conditioning
but love- love is all there is.
love is oxygen.
love is the only thing that lasts.
you might split your heart
open fifteen times, crashing,
burning- trying to understand
what love looks like.
what it smells like.
what it feels like.
sounds like.
tastes like.
you will trust
the wrong hearts
with your own,
but unconditional love is worth the agony.
It is worth the nights alone.
It is worth the failed, previous attempts.
The mistakes, traumas, tribulations...
It is worth finding someone
who understands the delicacy
of intimacy, the longevity of what
it means to really intertwine into
another human being, accepting
them for every single part.
It takes a lifetime to get to know
who you are on a spiritual,
deep level, as we are ever
evolving and spreading roots.
To try and wrap your brain
around an entire person
accurately will take a lifetime.
Love is the reason I want to keep going.
Be gentle..., be gentle with you
and everyone around you
as you explore what love is.
-written by Sarah Maria

