The Risks of Love
When you love
You take a risk
Standing naked
Your vulnerability exposed
Fragile is the heart
Beating to be heard
Pulsating to be felt
Alive it pumps
Needing to be fed
Not just a blood filled vessel
An organ that needs reciprocation
Living for vindication
Longing for justification
Listening for flirtations
Causing palpitations
Needing some sedation
Yearning for a foundation
Abhorring damnation
Thriving on adoration
Love is an acclamation
Causing feelings of jubilation
Why risk loving
Because love is the heart
That shows compassion
Love is the key
That turns the lock
That opens the door
To ones life of happiness
Annette (Wengert) Tarpley
12/5/20
