THE WILL TO LOVE

Stop distancing yourself from everyone.
Why choose to suffer waking hours alone,
In self-inflicted conflict with your heart?
Tormented souls from every walk of life
Are hiding in their shells, bereft of joy.
Don’t be like them! Don’t lose the will to love.
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The noblest aspiration is to love,
Which stems from seeing good in everyone.
It sparks a wanderlust; a quest for joy
To end all misery! You start alone
Upon a fruitful journey, seeing life,
Then living life, by opening up your heart.
It’s devastating when we give our heart
To those who won’t reciprocate with love,
But don’t despair! It’s just a fact of life;
Rejection is endured by everyone.
Take comfort from the fact you’re not alone
In searching for ‘the one’ to bring you joy.
Your tears of pain will turn to tears of joy
Through sheer tenacity so don’t lose heart.
Then, even in those darkest hours, alone,
Without a friend, you’ll find the will to love
Too strong to hold you back. For everyone
With hope has dreams - and dreams can come to life.
Let dreams engender purpose to your life,
Imagine you’re a person’s pride and joy;
From such a notion almost everyone,
At moments in their life, has taken heart,
Inspiring them to go in search of love;
But search you must! Don’t cling to dreams alone.
At journey’s end you’ll welcome time alone,
To contemplate the options in your life,
For you will choose, not fall for, lasting love
Exactly when the time is right. And joy
Will overflow from deep inside your heart,
When you extend that love, to everyone.
It’s you alone who holds the key to joy
Throughout your life, so listen to your heart.
The will to love resides in everyone.