Love Perspectives

Love Perspectives

(a Love Collaboration with Janet Caldwell and William S. Peters, Sr.)

(BILL)

i met her upon my journey

i offered a smile

she had no trust of men

it seemed

i persisted in showing her kindness

and she began to believe

that she was worthy

you see

she arrived in my space

broken

carrying tokens

of a past denied

defied

washed away

from her sensitivities

because of all those tears

she cried

all those years

i see her tenderness

hidden just under her armor

for she was a warrior

in her own way

she fought each day

to hold at bay

her dismality

a haunting

daunting

reality

she needed me

for she needed love

and that is what i do

at least that is what i thought

(JANET)

I met him on a dreary disdainful day

love it seemed, was not in the cards
at least not mine, anyway.

you see, i thought

Men were all liars and thieves
they steal your heart, leave you
in pieces, with no reprieve.

Somehow, he was different,
he listened with his heart
i could not move away.

As I explained my past to him,

my pain to him
he gently leaned in and kissed my
forehead, I didn't know what to say.

I rambled for hours and days on end,
he never left my side, i felt he loved me
and was proving to be a great friend.

(BILL)

she began to trust me

and trust me,

she confirmed me

for i was not sure

i could trust my self

you see,

i too have been hurt

cast aside

like dirt

used

abused

confused

mostly by my own doing

but here she is

my calm healing balm

embracing me

helping me

to face me

and my deepest fears

of being alone

there were songs

and tones

that have always played in my heart

and she helped me

to hear them

to see them

to see me

that i was a symphony

of me

and of her life

as time passed

she became my wife

and i thought my strife

had left for good

but there were challenges

trials

tribulations

because the sensations i dreamed of

forgot to dream with me

and my soullessness

heartless attitude

of vagrancy

returned

and i spurned her

the only true love i could ever imagine

i burned her

and i turned from her

back to my own selfishness

(JANET)

I sensed a change,

something different
in his actions, his ways

something rearranged
I loved him anyway

I did not strive to change his mind
I continued to be sweet and kind

To love this man,

was my dream, my destiny
and I would not let him destroy this beautiful thing.

This thing called love

that which we had both
vied for
sighed for
and nearly died for

I would not let it nor him, walk out of my door.

for that is what God has made me for

to love him

and that i did

and i do

(BILL)

i thank God himself

personally

for her,

for through her

i have come to see my self

all the while

while i was struggling

to reconcile

with my own Demons

she stood by

she was my Angel

beaming brightly

with love for me

to help me see

who “WE” could be

if but we

would work as one

one heart

one vision

one smile

of

one love

(JANET)

with One Love

we found a reconciliation

in my dedication

and our appreciation

for the us of us

was found

i was his Ruth

and he my Boaz

to whom my soul

is wed

for eternity

yes, love at times can be a test

of our earnesty

and with a certainty

we can see

a higher Truth

(BOTH)

that love is truly . . . One

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