A poem for those who love and those who grieve...
Undefined
what we feel
is not always
what we can
understand…
our hearts can
carry grief that
seems to defy
logic and seems
to take on a life
of its own inside
of us while we
try to carry on
and let our minds
search for a way
to get through
each new day
what we feel
is not always
what we can
understand…
our hearts can
carry love that
seems to defy
logic and seems
to forget that we
are not ones who
know how to
fit in the places
our hearts lead us to
and our minds
tempt us to
leave before
our hearts can
break
and when we try to
think our way through
the grief or the love
the sorrow or the joy
we are left with
a confusing jumble of
wonder in our minds
and an unclear
journey our hearts
call us to complete
we cannot leave
behind our wisdom
but we cannot journey
with our minds alone
because we cannot
think our way out of grief
for it is love
that will heal our hearts
and we cannot define love
with our minds alone
or we would never
stretch our hearts
to find the friends
that make life
a place where
love dances with joy
and peace nestles in
our souls…
--Chris Pepple ©2018