July 18, 2018
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. The theme for this week is love.
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A love poem about the need for fidelity in love:
I'm not your parent, nor are you my
slave.
I wouldn't try to
say what you must do.
You alone will
judge how you behave,
And do what you
consider best for you.
But if you love
someone, it means you care
How what you do
affects the one you love.
It means sometimes
that two in love must share
A hard decision one
is certain of.
So if your friend
still wants you for his* own,
It hurts me that
you want him* for a friend.
Our mutual
commitment should be known,
And both of us
should such encroachments end.
Love is fragile,
delicate, and fine;
To keep it whole,
one has to draw a line.
*Feel free to substitute "her" if appropriate.
© by Nicholas Gordon
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This week’s theme: Love
7/18: I’m Not Your Parent, nor Are You My Slave
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