looking for a way to love that won't fail,
seeking to wean myself from stories
of the quick flicker and mysterious arc
of love - how it can flame and crash
or just be gone
I know that love has never been like that -
when it touched into the stories,
it brought a power with it
that no story could sustain,
contain, retain, restrain -
and so I'm seeking love
outside of stories,
the love that, when they're done,
will still remain.
©Wendy Mulhern
June 28, 2021
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