And love
Says,
"I will, I will take care of you,"
To everything that is
Near.
(Hafiz)
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I am smothered at times
By all the ills of the world
By the greedy ones grasping
The hurting ones lashing out
The angry ones shooting
The hungry ones devouring all in sight
It is tempting to push away
All the is abrasive and angry
To step away from the dis-ease
To seek a calm distance
Peace
and yet I am commanded to love
to love the angry classmate from HS who worships Trump
To love the one who will not change
To love the one who has failed, time and time and time again
To love the one who has hurt me
or rejected me
and one cannot love at a distance
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