I can dance in my skirt of pettiness.
I can tie the sash on my robe of bitterness.
I can dodge gentle stones about to be thrown
by recoiling into to a place of solitude and narrowness.
I can.
But love can undress.
And love can pour humility on pride
stinging
piercing...
and then peaceful.
Love lays your head down gently on a pillow of forgiveness
even as the voice holds the hiss for just a moment longer.
Once again,
love forces you to arrive naked, willing to try again.
Artwork - Early 2000's, colored pencil on artboard.
(I think I may have shared this in the past year?? But it was fitting for today.)
"Love lays your head down gently on a pillow of forgiveness
ReplyDeleteeven as the voice holds the hiss for just a moment longer.
Once again,
love forces you to arrive naked, willing to try again."
beautiful...