Kenneth Maswabi
Love is not an occasion
Looking back
Onto the lover’s lane
I have stumbled across so many tears
On the cheeks of so many lovers
I came to one conclusion
Love is misunderstood
Even by those who hold it dear
To love is not to enter into a relationship
Relationships can break, love is forever
To love is to give yourself wholeheartedly
Regardless of the outcome
You pour yourself onto the vase of Love
Not bothered by your own fears
Or expectations
You kneel down on the altar of Love
Not bound by the hope of achievements
Or any material gain
You fall deep into the chasm of Love
Not knowing where you are going
Or where you will end up at
It is not your perfection that drives Love
It is your imperfection that makes you a lover
Hold not to any reigns of ego
If you want to ride the horse of love
Just be full of Love
And you will ride into the sunset
Love is not a game of happiness
Love is beyond happiness
Love is both sorrow and joy
Totally wrapped together
Into a fabric that is resistant to fear, hopelessness
And uncertainty
Love is the sacrifice and the fire
That consumes the altar
True love has no conditions
Except to be unconditional
©Kenneth Maswabi
