God's love

The world is not a friendly place

Headlines scream

The journalists pontificate

Movies, books

Even cartoons

Send the message....

It’s a killing ground out there

It’s dangerous

A person might get hurt

out there

And so,

reasonable beings that we are,

full of rational thought,

well versed in the way of the world,

We protect ourselves

Don’t look

Don’t smile

Don’t talk

Don’t touch!

And so it goes

And so the barriers grow

Episode by episode

Relationship by relationship

layer by layer

Until

Bound by our cautions

We can hardly breathe

or move

or live

or love

What we need is a free a friendly space,

where

piece by piece

we can chip away the veneer that enslaves

and free the one within

That one who wants to run and play,

sing and dance,

the one who wants to love and be loved

The one who wants to give and take  --  and be

The greatest gift you give.....is the freedom to be me.

Thank you God for the gift of your Love