love is many things

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love is many things
it is the wait
the walk
the long passing of days
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it is patience dressed in silence
the steady hand that does not clutch
the soft go on
when the heart would rather whisper stay
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it is the letting go
not from lack of care
but because truth will not be silent
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love stands, even when unseen
keeps vigil at the edge of another’s becoming
and blesses the distance it cannot cross
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love is that quiet determination
the frustrated cry of hope
the soul’s refusal to stop believing
that kindness will return
that something good will come again
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and when the ache softens
it becomes what remains
precious memories
long-lasting happiness
the gentle warmth that stays
long after the fire has gone
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love is not always a blaze
sometimes it is the quiet ember
that simply chooses not to die
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