All Along

you learn to stop
the assaults
perspectives unhooked
the clumsy masks
of “give” and “take”
their scale too crude
too heavy
for a caring so fine
you drop your indictments
watching prosecutions unwind
peeling back the illusion
to revel in the sublime
for LOVE is a wonder
that rescues chances
it ripens the race
to our eternal dances
leading you through
surrendering to it
entwined in it
confided in it
allowing it course
through the hollows
of your veneer
sharing harmony
with our chorus
for what was
always here
her irrepressible touch
on Eternity’s song
you realize your beloved
was here — all along

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