I am a Victim

I am a victim of my own heart
I am in love, but love withdraws from me
And I'm left with wishes of what could have been
I cannot contend with what comes. I have tried, to no avail
Acquiescence is my only choice

Terrible thingc love
Compelling us to concede in a world bereft of compromise
Making us feel indomitable, yet weak and exposed
Easily undervalued is the intensity of this emotion
Because we fail to appreciate the power of THE three words

And we take little notice of the heart
So complex, yet easily broken
So effortlessly forgotten
And timec is just time; it heals NOTHING

So blessed I am then, with the reality that I at last have within myself the ability to love

Yet here I stand a victim...

Do You Think You Could?

[Inspired by Lerato Mannya]

Do you think for even a moment that maybe a decision one day must be made?
A decision to change...
change who you are,
to give up the one you love for the better?
Do you think you could?
If you had to give your love to someone else,
Would you be able to give up all of the time you spent?
The days given away,
The love you felt,
The tears you cried,
The promises made, The secrets told,
The memories created...
and the love shared?
Could you be the one to make the sacrifice?...
Would you grieve for the loss of that love?
or would you just move on?
Anger, would it set in?
NO!
Because if you love that person you would give them up to someone else...
If you had to, that is the ultimate show of Love.
To give up your happiness for others,
for people you barely know,
for someone you completely know!
Do you think you could?
Do you think you could turn it all around and let go?