Only Love Remains

Only Love Remains

There are still words I wish we could say

Confessions to whisper,

apologies to offer

On bloodied knees if that would serve.

I’d open up my heart, let the contents spill out

The truths and lies,

the hopes and fears

Let them scatter across the ground

so we could sit down, sit next to each other

And sift through the remnants of what once was.

Turn the broken pieces over in our palms,

Examining them for the cracks,

the creases,

Finding the weaknesses

that allowed the fracture to occur.

Run tender fingers over the jagged edges while

time and distance heal the wounds.

I would hold your hands in mine, palm skyward

and trace your lifeline with my touch.

I’d remind you of the truths you already know.

Our past doesn't dictate

who and what we choose to become

And once forgiveness is offered,

Only love remains.