"I love you,
But am not
In love with you."
Have you ever
Had these words
Spoken to you?
If so, please tell me
With such words
What am I to do?
When somebody
Has given you their heart
Than later taken it away
What is a man then
Left to do or say?
Perhaps my pride
Distracts, detours
And gets in the way
Yet doesn't true love
Come forever to stay?
Is not love far more
Than merely a feeling?
If so, where is the healing?
The patience and nurturing?
Kindness and cultivating?
The ability to be enduring?
Committed and long-suffering?
Have such character traits
Left these United States
Are they only found overseas
Far away from women who play
From women who make men pay
From women who criticize us
Incessantly day by day?
What has become of
The North American woman?
Must she operate like
A microwave oven
Fast, ferocious, and furious
Quick to judge and injurious?
My heart, I can take it no more
For such selfish tendencies
They wound to the depth of one's core
How than shall I with fire truly desire
To be chivalrous and open the door
When the ongoing abuse is a chore?
Instead I like a lion want to roar
Arise with boldness and self-defense
Truthfully I shun all false pretense
My love is true, dear, and gentle
Nevertheless persuade and cajole
I cannot no matter how tender
Therefore I say "Love or leave me"
Because I can't embrace, nor tolerate
Those who ridicule and despise me
Self-respect must precede love
Which when removed I get rough
This I resist and sincerely don't want
So let us try being sweet again
Rekindling the simplicity of
Being understanding friends
Considering after all that
Unconditional love never depends
Since the God of the resurrection
Proves love and life have no end.
Paul Davis is a motivational speaker, life purpose coach, worldwide minister, change master, creative consultant, and turnaround specialist.
Paul is the author of several books including Breakthrough for a Broken Heart; Adultery: 101 Reasons Not to Cheat; Are You Ready for True Love; Stop Lusting & Start Living; Waves of God; Supernatural Fire; Poems that Propel the Planet; and God vs. Religion.
Paul's compassion for people & passion to travel has taken him to over 50 countries of the world where he has had a tremendous impact. Paul has served in many war-torn, impoverished and tsunami stricken regions of the earth. His Dream-Maker Inc. is building dreams, breaking limitations & reviving nations.
Paul's Seminars inspire, revive, awaken, impregnate with purpose, impart the fire of desire, catapult people into a new level of self-awareness, facilitate destiny discovery and dream fulfillment.
Contact Paul to minister, speak at your event or for life coaching:
RevivingNations@yahoo.com
407-284-1705
www.DreamMakerMinistries.com
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