Easy Love
It was careless of me
Believing that it was easy
If I would only hold open the door
Love would rush to me
It was a simple idea
Born of childish innocence
If we all need love
What was wrong with mine?
Perhaps I tried too hard
The walls were stronger than I knew
You didn’t have to hurt me
I would have stayed anyway
Maybe I set myself up
For the lessons to be learned
You were just the cover of the book
I already knew how the story would end
Lost and alone
A child stranded in a grown body
I only wanted someone to care
Love shouldn’t be too much to ask
I had to stop demanding love
And let it come of it’s own accord
Welcome it
Not capture it
Love is not a hostage
It is not the payday at the end of the grind
It is freely given to all who breathe
Breathe deep
Tim Lawrence 4/15/2016
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