Boundaries & Love
“Teach me how to love
Show me the way to surrender my heart…”
~Musiq Soulchild, “Teachme”
We were two individuals
going through life
giving our love surplus away
all willy-nilly.
When we found each other
that balmy August evening
at the pizza pub
cooling on craft brews
we had not yet discovered
a match in each other
but we would.
When we decide to be exclusive,
you say:
I have a lot of love to give. Are you willing to accept?
My reply:
I, too, have a lot of love to give.
With those admissions
we grew.
Through each other and together
we learned not to settle for anything less
than what we were willing to accept.
We laid seedlings of boundaries
watered them with directness,
sunned them in compassion,
and from them came sprouts
transforming into vines
that have grown thick,
strong, and resilient.
Our love continues its sprawl
from boundaries,
directness, and compassion.
Here is the video to the song that inspired this piece:
