2011-01-16 10:57
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Love lets go. Need holds on. This is the way you can tell the difference between need and love. Let go of expectation, let go of requirements and rules and regulations that you would impose on your loved ones. ~~Neale Donald Walsch
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Just watch quietly from the sidelines of pleasant acquaintance
Until the joy can be brought in to the place of peace in your soul
Silently and carefully hold yourself in high regard without arrogance
This is your new home, the one where the broken glass has been swept away
Inside here is where you realize yourself whole as one
Need is only food for the body and even that is small
Handle these shards of past with caution when discarding
Understand that they must be cast off and let go
Divinity of perfection seems fleeting but the moment is worth the search
Never is too long to keep and forever too soon to search for
All is liquid and flowing; it is all free and open
Let love be without obligation, attachment, or expectation
Let self become quiet and calm to enjoy the journey
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BACK STORY
Every poem has an inspiration. A story behind the presented story. I find that to be just as interesting (if perhaps not as beautifully eloquent) as the poems themselves a lot of the time. Submitted for your curiosity is the spark behind the words above...
I met a new friend who has a sad story where love is concerned and I myself am in the process of learning to love without attachment and then this morning my friend Amy posted the above quote on her facebook. All of those things together made the thoughts which lead to this poem.
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