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Our Greatest Strengths
Cities fall,
Leaders die out,
Things burn,
And everything eventually dies.
Yet even through all this,
One thing
Remains.
That thing,
So specatcular it is,
Yet it so simple;
Love.
However,
I’m afraid that this generation
Overuses that word.
It is such a simple word,
But much too overused.
Granted,
If it were underused
We’d all lose absolutely
Everything.
Our closest friends,
Our family,
Our lives.
Love should only be used
In the sense
Of simplicity and grace.
Love is mystical.
Unless it becomes a toy.
It is not supposed to be
Just a toy.
It is like a cherry
Finishing an icecream.
Some people take love for granted.
Something to be taken lightly.
But that isn’t what love
Is here for though.
Not in the slightest.
Some people may think
Love is here for pleasure.
And in a sense,
The right sense,
It is oh so true.
But many people,
Silly, silly people,
Find that love is
A weakness,
And that sensitivity
Is also a weakness.
But neither of those things
Are true.
For actually,
Sensitivity and love
Are strengths.
To love and to be sensitive
Is something everything
Longs for deeply.
Unless you are cold hearted,
They never mind you!
But to accomplish the ability
To love and be sensitive,
Is the greatest
Anyone can have.
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I wrote this while listening to Let Her Go radio.